- Classification of priority pathogens based on their urgent need for new antibiotics (World Health Organization, 2017).
Bacteria | Resistance |
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Priority 1: Critical | |
Acinetobacter baumannii | Carbapenem |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Carbapenem |
Enterobacteriaceae | Carbapenem |
Priority 2: High | |
Enterococcus faecium | Vancomycin |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | Methicillin, vancomycin |
Helicobacter pylori | Clarithromycin |
Campylobacter spp. | Fluoroquinolone |
Salmonella spp. | Fluoroquinolone |
Neisseria gonorrhoeae | Cephalosporin, fluoroquinolone |
Priority 3: Medium | |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | Penicillin |
Haemophilus influenzae | Ampicillin |
Shigella spp | fluoroquinolone |
MDR: multidrug-resistant, spp: species