Share of invasive resistant P. aeruginosa in EU/EEA 2017-2021, by antimicrobial group
P. aeruginosa is a bacteria causing bloodstream infections, urinary and respiratory infections, especially in hospitalized patients. As of 2021, resistance to fluoroquinolone and piperacillin-tazobactam antibiotics were the most common forms of P. aeruginosa antibiotic resistance in EU and EEA countries, with 18.7 percent, followed by resistance to carbapenems. This statistic displays the percentage of invasive Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates resistant to antibiotics in EU/EEA countries between 2017 and 2021, by antimicrobial group.