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Table 1 List of WHO’s GLASS priority pathogens

From: Antimicrobial resistance preparedness in sub-Saharan African countries

WHO Priority Level

Species

Resistance pattern

Priority 1: Critical

Acinetobacter baumannii

Carbapenem-resistant

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Carbapenem-resistant

Enterobacteriaceae*

Carbapenem-resistant, 3rd generation cephalosporin-resistant

Priority 2: High

Enterococcus faecium

Vancomycin-resistant

Staphylococcus aureus

Methicillin-resistant, vancomycin intermediate and resistant

Helicobacter pylori

Clarithromycin-resistant

Campylobacter

Fluoroquinolone-resistant

Salmonella spp.

Fluoroquinolone-resistant

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Third generation cephalosporin-resistant, fluoroquinolone-resistant

Priority 3: Medium

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Penicillin-non-susceptible

Haemophilus influenzae

Ampicillin-resistant

Shigella spp.

Fluoroquinolone-resistant

  1. * Enterobacteriaceae include: Klebsiella pneumonia, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter spp., Serratia spp., Proteus spp., and Providencia spp., Morganella spp. Taken from [12]