Deaths From Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Could Reach 39 …
WEB1 day ago · The results, published Monday in the journal The Lancet, add to the growing body of evidence that drug-resistant “ superbugs ” are a major threat to public health.
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WEBSep 9, 2024 · Antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial resistance happens when bacteria develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them. That means the bacteria are not killed and continue to grow. Resistant infections can be difficult, and sometimes impossible, to treat. Antimicrobial resistance is a major global public health threat.
40 million deaths by 2050: toll of drug-resistant infections
WEB2 days ago · By 2050, around 2 million people — the majority aged over 70 — could die from drug-resistant infections each year.
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WEBNov 21, 2023 · The 2022 Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) report highlights alarming resistance rates among prevalent bacterial pathogens. Median reported rates in 76 countries of 42% for third-generation cephalosporin-resistant E. coli and 35% for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus are a major concern.
The Lancet: More than 39 million deaths from antibiotic-resistant ...
WEB3 days ago · More than 39 million people around the world could die from antibiotic-resistant infections over the next 25 years, according to a study published in The Lancet. The new study by the Global Research on Antimicrobial Resistance (GRAM) Project is the first global analysis of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) trends over time.
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WEBJul 16, 2024 · Antimicrobial resistance (AR) is an urgent global public health threat. In the U.S., more than 2.8 million antimicrobial-resistant infections occur each year. Overview. CDC is concerned about the emergence and spread of new forms of resistance and rising resistant infections in the community (outside hospitals).
Report signals increasing resistance to antibiotics in bacterial ...
WEBDec 9, 2022 · A new World Health Organization (WHO) report reveals high levels of resistance in bacteria, causing life-threatening bloodstream infections, as well as increasing resistance to treatment in several bacteria causing common infections in the community based on data reported by 87 countries in 2020.
WHO updates list of drug-resistant bacteria most threatening to …
WEBMay 17, 2024 · The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its updated Bacterial Priority Pathogens List (BPPL) 2024, featuring 15 families of antibiotic-resistant bacteria grouped into critical, high and medium categories for prioritization.
Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat - Nature
WEBJan 8, 2024 · In 2020, human blood infections caused by antibiotic-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoea, Escherichia coli and Salmonella bacteria became at least 15% more common than in 2017, according to a...
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WEBControlling the Emergence and Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance. Combat through infection prevention, improved antibiotic and antifungal use, actions to slow spread.