Knowledge & Resources: 2018

The manuscript published in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases presents the fecal carriage prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase production in E. coli (EP-EC) and/or Klebsiella prenunomiae (EP-KP) and risk factors associated with carriage among adult study subjects in Finland, Germany, Latvia, Poland, Russia and Sweden. The manuscript presents the findings of the Northern Dimension Antibiotic Resistance Study (NoDARS).

The report presents the findings of the research on the identification, incidence and reporting of work-related diseases, occupational diseases and emerging risks in the NDPHS Partner Countries. The Better Prevention -project was carried out by the Expert Group on Occupational Safety and Health.

The report shares experiences from eight of the NDPHS Partner Countries on the early implementation of the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System GLASS. It provided feedback on the supportive material for early implementation of GLASS developed by the WHO, and on the countries’ process of the early implementation.