Table 2.

The common infections to be explored

Infection	Description
Upper respiratory tract infection	All infections of the upper respiratory tract including rhinitis, pharyngitis, sinusitis and the common cold
Lower respiratory tract infection	All infections of the lower respiratory tract including pneumonia and acute bronchitis
Pneumonia	A subgroup of LRTI consisting of bacterial and viral pneumonias
Acute bronchitis	A subgroup of LRTI consisting of inflammation of the large and medium airways usually of viral origin
Influenza	Confirmed cases of influenza and cases of influenza-like illness
Skin infection	Cellulitis and other infective skin conditions
Urinary tract infection	Infections of the urinary tract including cystitis and pyelonephritis
Genital infections	All infections of the genital tract including sexually transmitted infections and non-sexually transmitted infections
Gastrointestinal infection	All infections of the gastrointestinal tract including gastroenteritis
Herpes simplex	Mucocutaneous infections caused but herpes simplex viruses
Herpes zoster	Infections caused by the varicella-zoster virus
Meningitis	All infections, bacterial or viral, causing meningitis
COVID-19	Confirmed or clinically diagnosed COVID-19*

*Inclusion of COVID-19 will depend on data availability.

LRTI, lower respiratory tract infection.