EU/EEA during COVID-19 pandemic: Largest annual decrease in antibiotic use in the community in two decades

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EU/EEA during COVID-19 pandemic: Largest annual decrease in antibiotic use in the community in two decades

On the occasion of European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) on 18 November and the start of World Antibiotic Awareness Week, new data from the European Centre for Diseases Prevention and Control (ECDC) published in Eurosurveillance show that antibiotic consumption in the community decreased by more than 18% between 2019 and 2020.

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