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(NewsNation) — The World Health Organization is sounding the alarm on the rising number of drug-resistant bacterial infections.

In a report published Monday, the WHO said 1 in 6 lab-confirmed bacterial infections did not respond to antibiotic treatments.

WHO examined resistance prevalence estimates for 22 antibiotics used to treat infections of the urinary and gastrointestinal tracts, the bloodstream and those used to treat gonorrhea, and found that from 2018 to 2023, antibiotic resistance rose in more than 40% of the pathogen-antibiotic combinations monitored, with an average annual increase of 5% to 15%.

The report also looked at eight common bacterial pathogens, including E. coli and K. pneumoniae. These pathogens can le

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