Researchers from the groups of infectious diseases and microbiology at the Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR) have participated in the annual meeting of the Spanish net of research in infectious pathology ( "http://www.reipi.org/" REIPI).In the meeting, that has reached its seventh edition and this year coincided with the "http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/eaad/Pages/Home.aspx" European Antibiotic Awareness Day, experts discussed "www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/eaad/Documents/EARS-Net-summary.pdf" the recommendations of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control about the prudent use of antibiotics. This meeting is an opportunity to launch a global appeal for the problem of antibiotic resistance.