The Danish surveillance report, DANMAP, for 2011 report shows an increasing occurrence of multiresistant bacteria in Danish patients. The increase is seen for both the so-called ESBL bacteria and CPE bacteria, and infections caused by multiresistant bacteria are difficult to treat.
Broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents such as cephalosporins are used to treat life-threatening infections in humans. Before 2005, hardly any cephalosporin-resistant bacteria were found in Denmark. However, several studies conducted in recent years have shown that the so-called ESBL bacteria are increasingly found in Danish patients.
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Read the press release from the DANMAP programme participants: The National Food Institute, the National Veterinary Institute, both at the Technical University of Denmark, and Statens Serum Institut.