WHO list of priority pathogens resistant to antibiotic drugs

Antibiotics. WHO has published a catalogue of 12 families of bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health

The first ever list of antibiotic-resistant “priority pathogens” — a catalogue of 12 families of bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health — has been published by the World Health Organisation.

The list highlights in particular the threat of gram-negative bacteria that are resistant to multiple antibiotics.