抗生素课件课件(英文精品) Combating Communicable Diseases in Northern Europe.pptVIP

Since 1999, data on antibiotic resistance in Europe are available from the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (EARSS). This surveillance has repeatedly shown large inter-country variations in the percentage of bacteria resistant to antibiotics. In 2007, the percentage of – for example – methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) – the most common single resistant bacteria responsible for healthcare-associated infections varies from less than 1% (in 2 Member States) to more than 25% (in 10 Member States). This means that when a doctor in these countries is treating