A step forward in antibiotic use and resistance monitoring: a quarterly surveillance system pilot in 11 European Union/European Economic Area countries, September 2017 to May 2020.

ABSTRACT: BackgroundSurveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antimicrobial use (AMU) in Europe is currently annual.AimTo study the feasibility and scalability of a quarterly AMR/AMU surveillance system in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA).MethodsWe conducted a longitudinal study within the scope of the EU-JAMRAI project. Seventeen partners from 11 EU/EEA countries prospectively collected 41 AMU and AMR indicators quarterly from September 2017 to May 2020 for the hospital sector (HS) and primary care (PC). Descriptive statistics and coefficients of variation (CV) analysis were performed.ResultsData from 8 million hospital stays and 45 million inhabitants per quarter were collected at national (n = 4), regional (n = 6) and local (n = 7) levels. Of all partners, five were abl

SUBMITTER: Penalva G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9673239 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature