The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), in a paper published jointly with the World Health Organization (WHO) on 14 April, reports higher levels of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the southern and eastern parts of Europe than in the northern and western parts.
In addition, Dr Danilo Lo Fo Wong, WHO Regional Adviser for Antimicrobial Resistance Control, reports an increase in Acinetobacter species resistant to broad-spectrum antibiotics called carbapenems.
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