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Take antibiotics responsibly!
The emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance, in other words the ability of bacteria to resist the action of an antibiotic, has become a recognised global problem. Antibiotic resistance severely limits the number of antibiotics available for the treatment of diseases.
Each year, 30 EU/EEA countries report data on antimicrobial resistance to the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network (EARS-Net) and on antimicrobial consumption to the European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption network (ESAC-Net). Both networks are hosted at ECDC.
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New classes of antibiotics
Sulfonamides
1930s
Chloramphenicol
Tetracyclines
Macrolides
Glycopeptides
1950s
1960s
Streptogramins
Quinolones
Lincosamides
1970s
Trimethoprim 1980s
1990s
2010s
Aminoglycosides
Beta-lactams
1940s
2000s
Lipopeptides
Oxazolidinones
Antibiotic resistance
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Fluoro-quinolones
19.3%
Resistance
Aminopenicillins
57.2%
Resistance
Escherichia coli
Third-generation cephalosporins
Klebsiellapneumoniae
30.3%
Resistance
Macrolides
14.6%
Resistance
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Meticillin
16.8%
Resistance
Staphylococcus aureus
Aminoglycosides (high-level)
Enterococcusfaecalis
32.2%
Resistance
Infections due to these multidrug-resistant bacteria in the
EU result in extra healthcare costs each year of at least:
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Use in animals...in hospitals
countries reported a significant
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countries reported a significantincrease inconsumption
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Country with the lowest consumption
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Antibiotics are frequently used inappropriately or when they are not needed in both humans and animals. Improving antibiotic use is the most important action needed to greatly slow the development and spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Only 70 years after the introduction of antibiotics, we are facing the possibility of a future without effective antibiotics for several types of bacteria.
Consequences for hospital patients include delayed administration of appropriate antibiotic therapy, longer length of stay, higher healthcare costs and poor patient outcomes.
Each year, about 25 000 patients die in the EU from an infection caused by these drug-resistant bacteria.
Resistance occurs naturally and is developed through selective pressure, mutation and gene transfer.
Antibiotic consumption varies widely from country to country.