Brussels, 18/11/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 17 November, the European Commission presented a five-year plan intended to combat the growing threats related to infections caused by antibiotic resistance, a phenomenon that kills around 25,000 people in Europe each year.
“We need to take swift and determined action”, European Health Commissioner John Dalli told the 27 EU member states, saying that antimicrobial resistance has become a major problem, not only at European level but...