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Study links thousands of deaths in Germany to antibiotic resistance

2025-08-20 14:37:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Study links thousands of deaths in Germany to antibiotic resistance

Antibiotic-resistant infections remain a major health threat in Germany, contributing to tens of thousands of deaths each year, according to a study conducted by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the University of Washington and other research institutions.

The analysis, which was published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy – Antimicrobial Resistance, found that nearly 45,700 people in Germany died related to antibiotic-resistant pathogens in 2019.

In some cases, resistance was not the immediate cause of death, but bloodstream, respiratory, and abdominal infections were particularly common as fatal outcomes.

The study estimated that nearly 9,600 of these deaths could be directly attributed to resistance – meaning patients could have survived if the bacteria had not been resistant. Germany recorded 939,500 deaths in 2019, according to official statistics.

The RKI, Germany's leading epidemiological institute, said antibiotic resistance is "one of the greatest global health challenges of our time", driven by the widespread use and misuse of antibiotics.

Excessive use, long treatments, or inappropriate prescriptions by doctors create pressure that allows antibiotic resistance to spread.

The Robert Koch Institute called for stronger prevention and more measures aimed at control, stressing that the careful use of antibiotics is key to curbing resistance./ Rel





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