Biggest Threats and Data | Antibiotic/Antimicrobial Resistance | CDC

Biggest Threats and Data | Antibiotic/Antimicrobial Resistance | CDC

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Urgent Threats

• Clostridioides difficile
• Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
• Drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Serious Threats

• Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter
• Drug-resistant Campylobacter
• Fluconazole-resistant Candida
• Extended-spectrum Beta-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae
• Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE)
• Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Drug-resistant non-typhoidal Salmonella
• Drug-resistant Salmonella Serotype Typhi
• Drug-resistant Shigella
• Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA)
• Drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae
• Drug-resistant Tuberculosis

Concerning Threats

• Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA)
• Erythromycin-Resistant Group A Streptococcus
• Clindamycin-resistant Group B Streptococcus