A global survey shows that in 2019, antimicrobial resistance killed more people than HIV/AIDS or malaria. One expert says the findings should be a “wake-up call”
bacteria are responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths attributed to antimicrobial-resistant infections.Infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria are among the leading causes of death for people of all ages, finds the most comprehensive global study of antimicrobial resistance yet.on 19 January, estimates that in 2019, 4.95 million people died from illnesses in which bacterial AMR played a part. Of those, 1.
“AMR is truly a global problem that requires urgent action from policymakers and the health community to avoid preventable deaths,” says Mohsen Naghavi, a health-metrics scientist at the University of Washington in Seattle who was part of the research team.The proportion of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics is on the rise. “In a world where antibiotic use has become so commonplace, resistant bacteria out-compete those that are killed off by pharmaceuticals,” says Naghavi.
Although there are many studies on the effects of AMR, few have tried to estimate its global impact. Naghavi and his colleagues used data from the 2019 Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors Study — a surveyof 369 diseases and injuries among people of all ages in 204 countries and territories — to estimate the number of people who died from infections globally, along with the pathogens responsible and other factors.
David Weiss, who studies antibiotic resistance at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, says that this study is a “wake-up call”, but points out that data on AMR in many low- and middle-income countries are scarce. “This highlights the need to greatly expand laboratory capacity in these regions so we can more accurately understand the size and nature of this monster we’re fighting,” Weiss says. “Immediate and transformational increases in attention and investment are needed.
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