Becker's Healthcare September 17, 2024
More than 39 million people are projected to die of antibiotic-resistant infections between 2025 and 2050, a first-of-its-kind study found.
The study, published Sept. 16 in The Lancet and conducted by the Global Research on Antimicrobial Resistance Project, is the first in-depth analysis of global health impacts of antimicrobial resistance. The study looked at 520 million data sets, including hospital discharge records, insurance claims and death certificates, from 204 countries to find deaths related to antimicrobial resistance between 1990 and 2021. The study analyzed results for 22 pathogens, 84 pathogen-drug combinations and 11 infectious syndromes. Using this statistical model, the researchers then estimate deaths between 2025 to 2050.
The study found more than one million people died each year from...
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