The main objective of the European protocol for the surveillance of SSIs is to ensure standardisation of definitions, data collection and reporting procedures for hospitals participating in the national/regional surveillance of surgical site infections across Europe, in order to contribute to...

The main objective of this protocol is to ensure standardisation of definitions, data collection and reporting procedures for hospitals participating in the national/regional surveillance of HAIs in ICUs across Europe, in order to contribute to the EU surveillance of HAIs, and to improve the...

This report describes the results of an epidemiological and genomic study carried out in six hospitals in Romania to determine the extent of the spread of Providencia stuartii carrying blaNDM-1. Most of the 74 submitted P. stuartii isolates were resistant to penicillins, cephalosporins,...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses continue to be widespread in wild bird populations across the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA). Viruses circulating in wild birds have spilled over to both wild and domestic/farmed animals, leading to outbreaks in poultry and other...

This protocol describes a survey undertaken to acquire a snapshot of the distribution of Clostridioides difficile strains in tertiary acute care hospitals in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) in 2022-2023. This activity supports subsequent risk assessment by enabling the...