EARS-Net

EARS-Net otherwise known as European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network is a central and comprehensive database for the European Union that focuses on seven different bacterial pathogens.[1]

  • Escherichia coli
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Acinetobacter species
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Enterococcus faecalis
  • Enterococcus faecium
European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network (EARS-Net)
Content
DescriptionDatabase focused on documentation of seven bacterial pathogens in the EU.
Data types
captured		Antimicrobial resistance
OrganismsBacteria
Access
Websiteecdc.europa.eu/en/antimicrobial-resistance/surveillance-and-disease-data/data-ecdc
Miscellaneous
Bookmarkable
entities		yes

History

EARS-Net is the collaborative effort of 29 countries including ever EU member states except for Poland, Norway and Iceland. The information documented are antibiotic resistance which are determined according the EUCAST standard.[1] Around 80% of the participants utilize the EUCAST standard for detection of antibiotic resistance.[1] EARS-Net was established in 1998 as EARSS, funded by the European Commission’s Directorate General for Health and Consumer Affairs and the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports.[1] However in January 2010, it was transferred to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) where it was renamed EARS-Net.[1]

See also

References
  1. "European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network (EARS-Net)". European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Retrieved 2019-07-16.


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