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Antibiotics & Resistance

European Antibiotic Resistance Report 2020/2021

Bacteria resistant to common antibiotics are still common in humans and animals. This is shown in the European Antibiotic Resistance Report 2020/2021, published by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

AURES: Resistance Reports Austria

The Austrian Resistance Reports AURES provide annual information on the antimicrobial resistance development of pathogenic germs and indicator bacteria obtained from patients, food and food-producing animals in Austria. They present the consumption of antimicrobial substances in the human, veterinary and food sectors in Austria. The AURES contains sustainable, comparable and representative data on the overall resistance situation in Austria.
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ANSWER: Antibiotic Resistance in Wastewater

Antibiotics and mobile antibiotic resistance in treated wastewater are being researched as part of the EU Horizon 2020 project ANSWER. We worked with international researchers from 18 institutions in nine countries to find answers to potential risks and innovative solutions.
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Antibiotic use surveillance in hospitals.

In accordance with EU-wide requirements for the containment of antibiotic resistance, we have established a uniform Austria-wide antibiotic consumption reporting procedure in hospitals in cooperation with Charité Berlin and the RKI in order to have a statistically sound basis for managing the careful use of antibiotics.

ANTIVERSA: Biodiversity and Antibiotic Resistance

Antibiotic resistance can be spread via environmental sources, such as soils, surface waters or wastewater, and reintroduced into human or animal pathogenic bacteria via the food and feed chain. This spread of antibiotic resistance across ecosystem boundaries should be prevented or massively reduced. In the present project, it is examined whether a "healthy" natural environment with a high diversity of different bacterial and fungal species, i.e. a high biodiversity, represents a spread barrier for antibiotic resistances.

Last updated: 18.04.2023

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