On the occasion of the 7th European Antibiotic Awareness Day, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is releasing its latest EU-wide data on antibiotic resistance (EARS-Net annual report and interactive database) and adaptable campaign materials targeting self-medication with antibiotics.
Currently selected Donation of the European Health Award prize money awarded to ECDC – Invitation to submit proposals for prudent antibiotic use campaigns activities
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) decided in 2008 to establish the European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) on 18 November as a platform for providing support to national campaigns across the region.
The bacterium that was isolated from Mohammed’s bloodstream was resistant to many antibiotics, including the last-source antibiotics - a class of last-line antibiotics called carbapenems.