European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption Network (ESAC-Net)

ESAC-Net (formerly ESAC) is a Europe-wide network of national surveillance systems, providing European reference data on antimicrobial consumption. ESAC-Net collects and analyses data on antimicrobial consumption from EU and EEA countries, both in the community and in the hospital sector.

The collected data are used to provide timely information and feedback to EU and EEA countries on indicators of antimicrobial consumption. These indicators provide a basis for monitoring the progress of EU and EEA countries towards prudent use of antimicrobials.

The coordination of ESAC-Net was transferred from the University of Antwerp, Belgium to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control in July 2011.

Contact

For inquiries on ESAC-Net and its website, please contact the ESAC-Net contact persons at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). In case of technical problems or for any inquiries/feedback about the ESAC-Net interactive database, please contact the TESSy Helpdesk. 

 

Data collection and analysis

The network continues collecting reference data on the consumption of antimicrobials for systemic use in the community and in the hospital sector in EU and EEA/EFTA countries through the European Surveillance System (TESSy).

Organisation

ESAC-Net management and coordination: ESAC-Net is managed and coordinated by ECDC and supported by a Coordination Group composed of experts selected among the nominated ESAC-Net contact points.

 

National institutions/organisations participating in ESAC-Net

CountryNational institutes/organisationsWebsite
AustriaMinistry of Healthwww.bmg.gv.at/
BelgiumPublic Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment
Scientific Institute of Public Health
University of Antwerp (Laboratory of Medical Microbiology)
National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (INAMI-RIZIV)
www.health.belgium.be
www.wiv-isp.be
https://www.inami.fgov.be/fr/Pages/default.aspx 
BulgariaNational Centre of Infectious and Parasitic DiseasesAlexander University Hospital, Medical Universitywww.ncipd.org
CroatiaCroatian Academy of Medical SciencesInterdisciplinary Section for Antibiotic Resistance Control (ISKRA), Ministry of Healthwww.Iskra.bfm.hr
CyprusDirectorate of Medical and Public Health ServicesPharmaceutical Serviceswww.moh.gov.cy
Czech RepublicCharles University, Faculty of pharmacywww.faf.cuni.cz
DenmarkStatens Serum Institutwww.ssi.dk
EstoniaHealth BoardState Agency of Medicineswww.terviseamet.ee
www.ravimiamet.ee
FinlandNational Institute for Health and Welfarewww.thl.fi
FranceNational Institute for Public Health SurveillanceAgency for the Safety of Health Productswww.ansm.sante.fr/
GermanyRobert Koch Institute Wissenschaftliches Institut der AOK (WIdO)www.rki.de
www.wido.de
GreeceHellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
National Organization for Medicines

www.eof.gr
HungaryNational Centre for Epidemiology University of  Szegedwww.oek.hu
www.u-szeged.hu
IcelandCentre of Health Security and Communicable Disease Controlwww.landlaeknir.is/
www.lyfjastofnun.is/
IrelandHealth Protection Surveillance Centrewww.hpsc.ie
ItalyMinistry of Health National Institute of Health Italian Medicines Agencyhttp://www.salute.gov.it
LatviaThe Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (CDPC) of Latvia
State Agency of Medicines of Latvia
www.spkc.gov.lv
https://www.zva.gov.lv/en
LithuaniaInstitute of Hygienewww.hi.lt
MaltaNational Antibiotic CommitteeHealth (gov.mt)
NetherlandsNational Institute for Public Health and the Environment Dutch working group on antibiotic policywww.rivm.nl
www.swab.nl
NorwayNorwegian Institute of Public Healthwww.fhi.no
PolandNational Medicines Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Microbiologywww.nil.gov.pl
PortugalNational Authority of Medicines and Health Productswww.infarmed.pt
RomaniaNational Institute of Public Health 
SlovakiaComenius Universitywww.uniba.sk
SloveniaNational Institute of Public Health
University Medical Centre Ljubljana
https://www.nijz.si/en
https://www.kclj.si/
SpainNational Centres of Microbiology and Epidemiology
Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices (AEMPS)
University Hospital Son Espases University Hospital of Bellvitge
www.aemps.gob.es
www.bellvitgehospital.cat
SwedenPublic Health Agency of Swedenhttp://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/