World+Health+Organization+12+Most+Deadliest+Drug-Resistant+Bacteria

**WHO priority pathogens list for R&D of new antibiotics** **Priority 1: CRITICAL** 1. //Acinetobacter baumannii//, carbapenem-resistant 2. //Pseudomonas aeruginosa//, carbapenem-resistant 3. //Enterobacteriaceae//, carbapenem-resistant, ESBL-producing **Priority 2: HIGH** 1. //Enterococcus faecium//, vancomycin-resistant 2. //Staphylococcus aureus//, methicillin-resistant, vancomycin-intermediate and resistant 3. //Helicobacter pylori//, clarithromycin-resistant 4. //Campylobacter// spp., fluoroquinolone-resistant 5. //Salmonellae//, fluoroquinolone-resistant 6. //Neisseria gonorrhoeae//, cephalosporin-resistant, fluoroquinolone-resistant **Priority 3: MEDIUM** 1. //Streptococcus pneumoniae//, penicillin-non-susceptible 2. //Haemophilus influenzae//, ampicillin-resistant 3. //Shigella// spp., fluoroquinolone-resistant