2. Incidence and Prevalence of Microbial Resistance

In 2008, the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases published a list of pathogens resistant to antibiotics and antivirals: 

• Staphylococci, Enterococcus faecium, Escherichia coli
• Klebsiella pneumoniae, tuberculosis
• Several influenza strains
• Food-borne pathogens such as Salmonella, Shigella, and Campylobacter jejuni
• Sexually transmitted organisms such as Neisseria gonorrhea, HIV/AIDS, Candida albicans, and other fungal infections
• Parasites such as Plasmodium falciparum
• P aeruginosa and A baumanii (in returning wounded US servicemen from the Middle East and Afghanistan; probably acquired in Europe-based health-care facilities)
• C difficile