Table 2.

EPI-Net description and correlated activities

EPI-Net activities
Surveillance of resistant and healthcare-associated infections	Surveillance-dedicated website (epi-net.eu) conceptualized as a single platform integrating surveillance data from humans and animals in Europe providing: up-to-date information on prevalence and incidence in antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections outbreak data from published reports and surveillance systems
Central Data Repository for surveillance data	Bi-annual rounds of data collection from multiple sources (national/international, mandatory/voluntary surveillances) for a One Health database dedicated to European epidemiology data on prevalence and incidence of clinically relevant antimicrobial-resistant fungi and bacteria, incidence of HAI and outbreaks. The database also catalogues newly approved antibiotics.
Scientific activities   Implementation of frameworks for semi-automation of procedures for surveillance of HAIs. Building networks of healthcare centres sharing epidemiological data to receive statistical model-supported individualized feedback on interventions to reduce setting-specific AMR rates. Development of standardized decision-support models, capable of defining the thresholds in resistance data for various infectious disease syndromes and changing empirical antibiotic treatment protocols accordingly. Analysis of burden and outcomes of infections due to multidrug resistant organisms.