Table 2 Twelve species of pathogenic bacteria prioritized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as representing substantial antibiotic resistance concern. WHO classification is based on the three categories according to the impact on human health and need for new antibiotic treatments
Importance | Pathogen | Confer resitance to |
|---|---|---|
Critical | Acinetobacter baumannii | Carbapenem |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Carbapenem | |
Enterobacteriaceae | Carbapenem, ESBL-producing | |
High | Enterococcus faecium | Vancomycin |
Staphylococcus aureus | Methicillin, vancomycin | |
Helicobacter pylori | Clarithromycin | |
Campylobacter spp. | Fluoroquinolone | |
Salmonellae | Fluoroquinolone | |
Neisseria gonorrhoeae | Cephalosporin, fluoroquinolone | |
Medium | Streptococcus pneumoniae | Penicillin |
Haemophilus influenzae | Ampicillin | |
Shigella spp. | Fluoroquinolone |