A European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) study emphasizes the urgent need for the EU to reduce antibiotic use to combat rising antimicrobial resistance, which caused nearly 5 million deaths in 2019. Despite some progress, antibiotic consumption in many EU countries has increased from 2019 to 2023, with a notable rise in reserve antibiotics usage. The report calls for reassessment of antibiotic guidelines and highlights the EU's slow progress towards 2030 reduction targets. Teljes cikk (Euronews.com)