The seventh ‘Exchange of Experts’ programme meeting for European Neighbourhood Policy partner countries took place on 14-15 November 2023 at Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Between 9 and 13 October 2023, a team of experts will conduct a country visit to Kosovo focusing on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in a ‘One Health’ perspective.
Analysis of whole genome sequencing and epidemiological data of 874 E. coli isolates from the national collections of 13 countries confirmed the increase of E. coli isolates carrying blaNDM-5 which was previously detected in the CCRE survey.
In 2019, 8 874 (7.4%) of patients staying in an intensive care unit (ICU) for more than two days presented with at least one ICU-acquired healthcare-associated infection (HAI) under surveillance (pneumonia, bloodstream infection, or urinary tract infection).
Between 2018 and 2020, nearly 20 000 surgical site infections (SSIs) were reported from a total of over 1.2 million surgical procedures in 13 EU/EEA countries participating in ECDC-coordinated SSI surveillance. Over 2 500 hospitals are part of this surveillance network.