"Infected with resistant bacteria, 8,000 deaths annually in Japan" for the first time estimate December 5 at 12:08
The National Center for Global Health and Medicine announced the estimated results that at least about 8,000 people died annually in Japan due to resistant bacteria to which antibiotics such as antibiotics do not work. It is the first time that the number of people who died in Japan has been estimated, so it is important to use antibacterial drugs properly and not increase resistant bacteria.
It is said that more than 35,000 people die each year in the United States due to resistant bacteria caused by overuse of antibacterial drugs, and that there is a possibility that 10 million people will die worldwide in 2050 Will be.
The research team at the National Center for Global Health and Medicine has reported the number of people infected with two types of resistant bacteria reported by medical institutions and the death rate due to bacteremia in which bacteria enter the blood reported in previous studies. From that, we estimated the number of people who died from resistant bacteria.
As a result, Ototoshi (2017) estimates that MRSA = methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus has caused more than 4200 deaths, and fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli has lost more than 8000 people a year.
It is the first time that the number of people who died from resistant bacteria in Japan has been estimated, and it is important to use antibacterial drugs properly and not to increase the number of resistant bacteria.
The research team says, “I want to collect more detailed information and use it for countermeasures, such as investigating other resistant bacteria in the future.”