We show the value of real-time data generated by a computerized decision support system in primary care in strengthening pneumonia surveillance. The system showed a 66% (95% CI 64%-67%) increase in community-acquired pneumonia from 2018 to 2023 for the population of France, 1 month before a national alert was issued.
Keywords: France; Lyme disease; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; antimicrobial resistance; bacteria; community-acquired pneumonia; computerized decision support system; group A Streptococcus; pneumonia; preparedness; primary care; surveillance.