TY - JOUR T1 - The European Network for ICU-Related Respiratory Infections (ENIRRIs) ERS Clinical Research Collaboration JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J DO - 10.1183/13993003.01972-2018 VL - 53 IS - 1 SP - 1801972 AU - Ignacio Martin-Loeches AU - Antoni Torres A2 - , Y1 - 2019/01/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/53/1/1801972.abstract N2 - Respiratory infections are by far the most challenging nosocomial complications in intensive care units (ICUs) [1]. The incidence rate of respiratory infections in ICUs has dramatically decreased over recent years, with an important component related to ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) episodes [2]. Regarding other respiratory infections occurring in ICUs, such as ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis (VAT), pneumonia in non-ventilated patients and pneumonia developed on the ward that requires ICU admission, the information is scarcer [3]. The complexity of infections in critical care is indicated diagrammatically in figure 1. Several years ago, the European Respiratory Society (ERS) set out to provide scientific support for key areas of respiratory diseases, by establishing the ERS Clinical Research Collaborations (CRCs) programme to build and maintain European multicentre networks of researchers, from both within and outside of the Society [4].The European Network for ICU-Related Respiratory Infections (ENIRRIs) ERS Clinical Research Collaboration is addressing the priorities for respiratory infection research in critical care settings http://ow.ly/3KHa30mHryj ER -