The prospective collection collected in 2004 2006 consisted of the first 5 clinical MRSA isolates obtained each month by the ANMC Clinical Microbiology Laboratory from different patients.
Prospective collection as occurs in the biobanking context is not possible under traditional models of consent.
Prospective collection of multicentric data of contemporary patients may clarify the important issue of prevalence.
Standardized reporting, prospective collection, and long-term availability of safety information should be improved.
Prospective collection of clinical and epidemiological data of patients admitted with microbiologically documented Legionella pneumonia to the ICU.
Prospective collection is more likely to ensure completeness of information, but the process of collection may influence the behaviour of participants and therefore the outcome of audit.
One strength of this study is the prospective collection of data, although it was a secondary analysis of a database that was not designed to this specific aim.
The data of 200 patients analyzed in the study were obtained through retrospective review (n = 108) and prospective collection (n = 92).
Clinical research, by contrast, involves retrospective or prospective collection and analysis of patient data, often with an intent to publish the results.
The prospective collection of standardised PRO in the clinical setting will facilitate the inclusion of this data in future phenotyping studies that patients may elect to participate in.
Birth cohort studies provide the opportunity to advance understanding of the impact of environmental factors on childhood health and development through prospective collection of environmental samples.
