Top 3 Bacterial Threats to Global Health

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria pose significant challenges, with certain strains causing high mortality and widespread infections globally.

The top 3

MRSA: The Leading Antibiotic-Resistant Killer: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was the deadliest pathogen-drug combination globally in 2019, causing 121,000 deaths attributable to antimicrobial resistance.
Tuberculosis: World's Leading Infectious Killer: Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the world's leading infectious killer, responsible for over 1.7 million deaths annually, with up to 13% of new cases being multidrug-resistant.
Clostridioides difficile: Major Healthcare Infection: Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) is a major healthcare-associated infection in the U.S., infecting about half a million people annually and resulting in approximately 15,000 deaths.