WHO : reported that WHO publishes list of bacteria for which new antibiotics are urgently needed

These bacteria have become resistant to a large number of antibiotics, including carbapenems and third generation cephalosporins – the best available antibiotics for treating multi-drug resistant bacteria. WHO publishes list of bacteria for which new antibiotics are urgently needed27 February 2017 | GENEVA - WHO today published its first ever list of antibiotic-resistant "priority pathogens" – a catalogue of 12 families of bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health. The list highlights in particular the threat of gram-negative bacteria that are resistant to multiple antibiotics. The most critical group of all includes multidrug resistant bacteria that pose a particular threat in hospitals, nursing homes, and among patients whose care requires devices such as ventilators and blood catheters. WHO's first global priority pathogen list is an important new tool to secure and guide research and development related to new antibiotics."

Meet WHO's dirty dozen: The 12 bacteria for which new drugs are most urgently needed

In a response , WHO Director-General Margaret Chan emphasized that "[a]ddressing drug-resistant TB research is a top priority for WHO and for the world." The top three are all gram-negative bacteria that are resistant to multiple drugs. These bacteria can cause deadly infections if they take up residence in the respiratory system or bloodstream. Doctors, researchers, and health officials have been sounding the alarm for years about the rise of antibiotic resistance. "The absence of TB from this list is shocking," the alliance's President and CEO Mel Spigelman said in a statement yesterday.

WHO: New antibiotics urgently needed for these 12 bacteria

Hospital acquired infectionsTopping the list were bacteria classed as "gram negative" bacteria, which have already shown resistance to multiple drugs. Critical, high and medium prioritiesThe bacteria listed are divided into three categories based on the urgency with which new antibiotics are needed against them. "These bacteria are responsible for high mortality rates," said Dr. Marie-Paule Kieny, WHO's assistant director-general for health systems and innovation. The first list of its kind, it highlights bacteria that global health experts believe pose the greatest threats to human health. (CNN) Twelve types of bacteria were deemed "priorities" in urgent need of new antibiotics, according to a list released by the World Health Organization on Monday.



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