Italy: bacteremia caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria 2021

The number of bacteremia cases caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria in Italy increased overall considerably between 2014 and 2021. According to the data, in fact, in 2014 around 1.5 thousand of such cases were registered, while in 2021 almost 2.2 thousand individuals reported to suffer from infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. In 2019, almost 2.5 thousand cases were registered, the highest figure in the period under consideration. This statistic displays the number of bacteremia cases caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria in Italy from 2014 to 2021.

Number of bacteremia cases caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria in Italy from 2014 to 2021

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Release date

November 2022

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Region

Italy

Survey time period

2014 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Bacteria under consideration are Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli resistant to carbapenems (members of beta-lactam antibiotics), the class of antibiotics used for severe infections and against multidrug-resistant bacterial infections.
Data prior to 2016 were previously published by the source.

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