This statistic displays the share of individuals who received information in the previous 12 months about not taking antibiotics unnecessarily, for example for a cold or the flu in Italy, in 2018. Antibiotics are medications that can kill or hinder the growth of bacteria which cause infection in people and animals. Antibiotic resistance occurs when there is a mutation in the bacteria's genes, however excessive use of antibiotics can also lead to the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria. In 2018, 81 percent of respondents reported that they did not remember receiving any information about not taking antibiotics unnecessarily in the previous 12 months, this was above the European 28 average at 66 percent.
In the last 12 months, do you remember getting any information about not taking antibiotics unnecessarily, for example for a cold or a flu?
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European Commission. (November 13, 2018). In the last 12 months, do you remember getting any information about not taking antibiotics unnecessarily, for example for a cold or a flu? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 27, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/526058/information-to-not-take-antibiotics-unnecessarily-italy/
European Commission. "In the last 12 months, do you remember getting any information about not taking antibiotics unnecessarily, for example for a cold or a flu?." Chart. November 13, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/526058/information-to-not-take-antibiotics-unnecessarily-italy/
European Commission. (2018). In the last 12 months, do you remember getting any information about not taking antibiotics unnecessarily, for example for a cold or a flu?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/526058/information-to-not-take-antibiotics-unnecessarily-italy/
European Commission. "In The Last 12 Months, Do You Remember Getting Any Information about Not Taking Antibiotics Unnecessarily, for Example for a Cold or a Flu?." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/526058/information-to-not-take-antibiotics-unnecessarily-italy/
European Commission, In the last 12 months, do you remember getting any information about not taking antibiotics unnecessarily, for example for a cold or a flu? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/526058/information-to-not-take-antibiotics-unnecessarily-italy/ (last visited June 27, 2022)