Share of S. pneumoniae resistant to penicillin non-wild-type Europe 2021, by country
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a bacteria causing a wide range of infections, from otitis to pneumonia and meningitis, with high mortality in vulnerable patient groups. As of 2021, resistance to penicillin non-wild-type varied greatly across countries in Europe. Romania was the country where S. pneumoniae recorded the highest resistance to penicillin non-wild-type, with almost 36 percent. This statistic displays the percentage of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates resistant to penicillin non-wild-type in Europe in 2021, by country.
