"Hygienenetzwerk Südostniedersachsen" – a model for hygiene network formation in Germany

Regional network formation is an integral part of any strategy to combat antimicrobial resistance development, as recommended by the German Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy (DART). But no information about the adequate organization in decentralized health systems such as Germany is given. Here, we report on the `Hygienenetzwerk Sudostniedersachsen´ (HN-SON), a regional network in Lower Saxony, Germany, with special focus on organizational aspects.