Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption in Europe 2018: Surveillance Report | NLM

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Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption in Europe 2018: Surveillance Report

11/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 11/2019. The results presented in this 110-page report are based on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) data from invasive isolates reported to the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network (EARS-Net) by 30 European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) countries in 2019 (data referring to 2018), and on trend analyses of data reported by the participating countries for 2015 to 2018. Despite the political prioritization of AMR as a threat to public health and the availability of evidence-based guidance for antimicrobial stewardship, adequate microbiological capacity, and infection prevention and control, it is clear that public health action to tackle the situation remains insufficient. (PDF)