National surveillance data published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) show that the total number of antibiotic-resistant infections in 2024 equates to an average of nearly 400 newly reported cases per week.

Cases of bacteraemia caused by antibiotic-resistance, a life-threatening infection where bacteria circulate in the blood, have increased by 9.3% since 2023, rising from 18,740 cases in 2023 to 20,484 cases in 2024.

The estimated number of deaths in people with a resistant infection also increased from 2,041 deaths in 2023 to 2,379 deaths in 2024, an increase of 338 deaths in one year.

The English Surveillance of Antibiotic Prescribing and Utilisation Report ( ESPAUR ) shows that most antibiotic-resistant bloodstream infections in the last 6 years (65%) were caused by E.

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