Title: New Antibiotics Desperately Needed<br/>Author: Jon Mark Hirshon<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/96/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p>
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently published their first ever list of antibiotic-resistant "priority pathogens". These 12 families of bacterial pathogens have the potential to be a significant threat to human health.</p>
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These bacteria are divided in critical, high and medium priority pathogens. </p>
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The critical pathogens requiring R & D for new antibiotics are:</p>
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1. Acinetobacter baumannii, carbapenem-resistant</p>
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2. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, carbapenem-resistant</p>
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3. Enterobacteriaceae, carbapenem-resistant, ESBL-producing</p>
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http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2017/bacteria-antibiotics-needed/en/</p>
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