(ANSA) - Rome, November 19 - Italy is top in the European
Union for antibiotic-resistance deaths with over 10,000 of the
33,000 deaths in the EU each year caused by bacteria resistant
to antibiotics, the Higher Health Institute (ISS) said Tuesday.
It said that "while there is a trend slightly down, the
values remain above the European average".
The ISS report was issued on the occasion of the World Week
for Aware Use of Antibiotics, this week.
Italy top in EU in antibiotic-resistance
A third of such deaths across the union occur in Italy