Marisa Eterna da Costa 
	
					    												
Portugal						                            
                            
						
 Review Article
												Evolution of Antimicrobial Resistance in Europe: A Factual Review 						
Author(s): Marisa Eterna da Costa and Humberto S Machado
Marisa Eterna da Costa and Humberto S Machado
             
						
												
				 Introduction and Objectives: The objective of this study was to conduct a review from the literature of the emergence of antimicrobial resistance, the spread of bacteria, their mutations, and policy strategies for the prevention and control of bacterial infections in Europe.
Materials and methods: A bibliographic survey was conducted for 2001 to 2016 on the Medline, Lilacs, Scielo, and Google Scholar databases; WHO reports-World Health Organization, ECDC - European Center for Disease Prevention and Control; SNS-National Health Service-Portuguese Republic and basic technical literature books. Searches were conducted in the Portuguese and English language.
Results: Resistance to antibiotics has been a worldwide public health problem. The European continent has suffered from the spread of multi-drug resistant bacteria.. View More»
				  
												DOI:
												 10.4172/2155-6121.1000250