title: [Surveillance of communicable diseases in Europe; more than just a means of communication among national institutes].
abstract: The re-emergence of infectious diseases as a threat to the health of the public has led to the initiation of several surveillance programmes in the European community. The impact of these Europe-wide surveillance programmes, including the surveillance of antibiotic resistance, will depend on the ability of the epidemiologists involved to gather validated data that accurately reflect the trends in the occurrence of infectious diseases and of antibiotic resistances. The results of surveillance should be communicated not only between the national institutes but should also reach the medical communities and the public at large in the participating countries.
authors.affiliation: Afd. Medische Microbiologie en Infectieziekten, Academisch Ziekenhuis Rotterdam-Dijkzigt.
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Verbrugh
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000458:organization & administration; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006288:Health Planning Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000639:trends; D007390:International Agencies / Q000458:organization & administration; D007391:International Cooperation; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance
vernacular_title: Surveillance van infectieziekten in Europa; meer dan een communicatiemiddel voor nationale instituten.