What question did this study set out to answer?

To establish The Danish Infection Cohort for investigating infectious disease epidemiology.

The Danish Infection Cohort: a resource for population based infectious disease epidemiology

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Cohort study identifies infection trends among adults in Denmark, highlighting public health implications.

To establish The Danish Infection Cohort for investigating infectious disease epidemiology.
Linked health survey data to national health registries for comprehensive data collection.
Included individuals aged 18 and older from surveys conducted in 2010, 2013, 2017, and 2021.
Identified infections using hospital diagnoses and community anti-infective prescriptions within 365 days post-survey.
Out of 609,224 individuals, 196,980 (32.3%) had infections within 365 days post-survey.
Total infections counted were 315,689, including 25,385 hospital-diagnosed and 290,304 community-treated.
Most common infections were respiratory (34.9%), with antibiotics being the primary anti-infective (80.6%).

Cocoros et al. (2026) studied this question.

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