European Antibiotic Awareness Day promotes prudent antibiotic use in over 40 countries
By Marc Sprenger, Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
Antibiotic-resistant infections are increasing at an alarming pace, posing a great threat to human health. I believe that improving antibiotic use practices is the most important action needed to slow the development and spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Antibiotics are frequently used inappropriately or when they are not needed in both humans and animals.
The 2001 Council Recommendation on the prudent use of antimicrobial agents in human medicine stated that EU Member States should inform the general public of the importance of prudent use of antimicrobial agents. ECDC decided in 2008
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