European Antibiotic Awareness Day 2014

dinsdag 18 november 2014 11:00

Tuesday 18 November is European Antibiotic Awareness Day. On this day, throughout Europe, attention is focused on the responsible use of antibiotics for people and animals. Using antibiotics incorrectly or too frequently causes bacteria to become increasingly resistant (insusceptible) to the effects of antibiotics. The risk is that illnesses such as pneumonia or bladder infections could become more difficult to treat, or even untreatable. In addition to responsible use of antibiotics, we also focus on the prevention of the spread of resistant bacteria in the Netherlands.