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Facts about antimicrobial consumption

Factsheets

Antibiotic resistance is a natural occurrence caused by mutations in bacteria’s genes. Inappropriate use of antibiotics accelerates the emergence and spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Infographics

Infographics explaining the relation between antibiotic consumption and antimicrobial resistance, the recent trend of growing resistance to last-line antibiotics, why the growing antibiotic resistance results in few antibiotics left for treatment.

Videos

How antibiotic consumption influences the emergence and spread of resistant bacteria? Can antibiotics help against cold or flu? Videos of the European antibiotics awareness day