In 2020, 11 124 (12.7%) of patients staying in an intensive care unit (ICU) for more than two days presented with at least one ICU-acquired healthcare-associated infection (HAI) under surveillance (pneumonia, bloodstream infection, or urinary tract infection).
This report summarizes the conclusions of an interview study with public health authorities in Europe and Central Asia, exploring the barriers and drivers to advancing the use of behavioural and cultural insights (BCI) for health.
ECDC is helping countries in the Western Balkans and Türkiye to improve their infectious disease prevention and control systems and public health workforce in order to prepare them for their future participation in ECDC work.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) the period 3-9 March 2024 and includes updates on SARS-CoV-2 variant classification, sexually transmitted infections, Psittacosis cases, product safety recall of InterPharma Sodium Chloride 0.9% 30ml linked to Ralstonia pickettii contamination, cholera and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV).
For 2022, 70 881 confirmed cases of gonorrhoea were reported in 28 EU/EEA countries, with a crude notification rate of 17.9 cases per 100 000 population.