Visualization of data for antibiotic resistance
Select a pathogen to learn about its antibiotic resistance.
Campylobacter Food poisoning (campylobacteriosis)
  • 310,000 drug-resistant/1,300,000 infections per year (24%)
  • Steady increase in percentage of drug-resistant infections in past 20 years
  • Frequent sources of infection: Undercooked poultry, unpasteurized milk
  • Estimated 820,000 infections per year
  • 38% of N. gonorrhaea strains completely or partially antibiotic-resistant
  • Combination of two drugs required for effective treatment
    • Strains resistant to these drugs have been identified
  • 100,000 drug-resistant/1,200,000 infections per year (8%)
  • 5% of Salmonella strains resistant to multiple types of antibiotics
  • Recent outbreaks from food: Chicken, alfalfa and bean sprouts, papayas, cucumbers, eggs
  • Other sources: Pet turtles, live poultry
  • 27,000 drug-resistant/500,000 infections per year (5%)
  • Up to 80% of strains resistant to "first-line" antibiotics
  • Infection spread by fecal contamination of water, food, or surfaces
    • Strains resistant to these drugs have been identified
  • 1,200,000 drug-resistant/4,000,000 infections per year (30%)
  • High resistance to commonly-used antibiotics such as amoxicillin and azithromycin ("Z-packs")
  • Improved vaccine against S. pneumoniae is reducing the spread of drug-resistant strains