Study 1: Antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic consumption in the UniversityHospital of HeraklionObjective: to study the most common isolates, their main resistance patterns, theconsumption of antibiotics, as well as related timely trends in the university hospital ofHeraklion.Methods: During a 15-month period (January 2009 through March 2010), microorganismsisolated in the hospital per sample and their respective resistance patterns were recordedon a daily basis. Aggregate data concerning antibiotic consumption were analyzed for twodifferent time periods, 2004-06 and 2008-09. Antibiotic consumption was classifiedaccording to the J01 group of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical 2006 of the WorldHealth Organization. Results were compared t...