Trends in mortality, pathogen distribution, and antimicrobial resistance of peritoneal and intra-abdominal infections from 1990 to 2021: a cross-sectional analysis of the MICROBE database
Qiancheng Xu, Yan Qian, Mengqi Guan, Min Liu, Shuoshuo Wei, Yingya Cao, Xiaogan Jiang, Weihua Lu, Lei Zha · 2026
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Qiancheng Xu and co-authors map three decades of deaths and drug resistance from abdominal infections worldwide. Their study, published in 2025, draws on a global database covering 1990 to 2021, with forecasts to 2050. Such infections are a leading killer of surgical patients, and resistance keeps growing.
Deaths climbed from about 394,500 in 1990 to about 646,000 in 2021. One gut bacterium led globally, though the top germ varied by region. Resistance-linked deaths neared 329,000 in 2021, with two hard-to-treat germs rising fastest. Totals may dip slightly by 2050, but Latin America faces increases. The authors urge antibiotic choices matched to local resistance patterns.
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| CREATOR | Qiancheng Xu, Yan Qian, Mengqi Guan, Min Liu, Shuoshuo Wei, Yingya Cao, Xiaogan Jiang, Weihua Lu, Lei Zha |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 64 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |