Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in Europe, 2020 data

Surveillance report
18 Nov 2021
Time period covered: 1 January - 31 December 2020
Cite:

WHO Regional Office for Europe and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in Europe, 2020 data. Executive Summary. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2021.

The results presented in this executive summary are based on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) data from invasive isolates reported to the Central Asian and European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance (CAESAR) and the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network (EARS-Net) in 2021 (data referring to 2020). Twelve countries and Kosovo reported data to CAESAR, while 29 countries, including all from the European Union (EU) and two from the European Economic Area (EEA) (Iceland and Norway), reported data to EARS-Net.

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