Critically Important Antimicrobials for Human Medicine

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Ranking of medically important antimicrobials for risk management of antimicrobial resistance due to non-human use

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Printed in Geneva, Switzerland. CONTENTS

1. Preamble ...... 1

2. History of the current document ...... 4

3. Purpose ...... 6

4. Use of the document ...... 6

5. The criteria ...... 8

6. Interpretation of categorization ...... 9

7. Prioritization within the Critically Important category .. 12

8. Highest Priority Critically Important Antimicrobials .... 20

Annex 1. Complete list of antimicrobials for human and veterinary use, categorized as Critically Important, Highly Important and Important ...... 21

Annex 2. Antimicrobial classes currently not used in humans ...... 37

Annex 3. Glossary of terms ...... 38

1 1. Preamble The WHO List of Critically Important Antimicrobials for Human Medicine (WHO CIA List) was originally developed following recommendations from two consecutive expert meetings organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), and World Health Organization (WHO). The first workshop was convened in Geneva, December 2003 (1) and the second workshop in Oslo, March 2004 (2) to address the public health consequences associated with the use of antimicrobial agents in food producing animals.

The first expert workshop concluded that antimicrobial resistance was a global public and animal health concern that has been impacted by the use of antimicrobial agents in all sectors, and highlighted that the types of antimicrobials used in animals for growth promotion, prophylactic or therapeutic purposes were frequently the same, or closely related to those used in human medicine.

The first expert workshop concluded that, firstly, there was clear evidence of adverse human health consequences due to resistant organisms resulting from non-human usage of antimicrobials: increased frequency of infections, increased frequency of treatment failures (in some cases death) and increased severity of infections, as documented by fluoroquinolone-resistant human Salmonella infections. Secondly, it concluded that the amount and pattern of non-human usage of antimicrobials affected the occurrence of resistant bacteria in animals and on food commodities and thereby human exposure to these resistant bacteria. Thirdly, the consequences of antimicrobial resistance were particularly severe when pathogens were resistant to antimicrobials critically important in humans. The workshop therefore recommended that an expert clinical medical group, appointed by WHO, define and provide a list of antimicrobials that were considered critically important in humans.

The second expert workshop made the recommendation that the concept of “critically important” classes of antimicrobials for people should be developed by WHO: "WHO should convene an international expert group (including a broad range of clinical experts in infectious diseases and

1 (including a broad range of clinical experts in infectious diseases and microbiology), to develop first criteria for defining critically important antimicrobials for human by class and/or subgroup, and then to propose a list of those antimicrobials. This list needs to take into account relevant bacteria- both pathogens and commensals (or their genes) that are likely to transfer to people from animals, food products or the environment".

The experts recognized that the implementation of the concept at national levels required that national considerations would be taken into account, and consequently lists may vary from country to country, and that the lists should be made publicly available and could be used for the following purposes:

 to give guidance on resource allocation and prioritization of risk assessment and management processes for both new and existing drug applications  to estimate consequences (for harm to people) in risk assessment  to develop risk management options that involve restriction of use in a country

The same FAO/OIE/WHO expert workshop recommended that the OIE identify and list antimicrobial agents that are critically important for veterinary medicine. The overlap of the two lists should be considered for risk management options, allowing an appropriate balance between animal health needs, human health needs, and public health considerations.

A third FAO/OIE/WHO expert meeting met in Rome in 2007 (3) to consider the WHO and OIE lists of critically important antimicrobials and begin to address the overlap of the two lists, for example, the potential hazards to public health resulting from this overlap and the combinations of pathogen, antimicrobial and animal species of most concern. The meeting concluded that the lists of critically important antimicrobials should be revised on a regular basis in a collaborative and coordinated approach by FAO, OIE and WHO.

2 3 Reference:

1. Joint FAO/OIE/WHO expert workshop on non-human antimicrobial usage and antimicrobial resistance: scientific assessment. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations / World Organisation for Animal Health / World Health Organization. 2003. (http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/68883/1/WHO_CDS_CPE_ZF K_2004.7.pdf?ua=1 , accessed 10 April 2017).

2. Second joint FAO/OIE/WHO expert workshop on non-human antimicrobial usage and antimicrobial resistance: management options. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations / World Organisation for Animal Health / World Health Organization. 2004. (http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/68701/1/WHO_CDS_CPE_ZF K_2004.8.pdf?ua=1, accessed 10 April 2017).

3. Joint FAO/WHO/OIE expert meeting on critically important antimicrobials. Report of the FAO/WHO/OIE Expert meeting. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations / World Organisation for Animal Health / World Health Organization. 2007. (ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/i0204e/i0204e00.pdf, accessed 10 April 2017).

2 33 2. History of the current document

The WHO CIA List was first developed in 2005. It was updated in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2016.

The first WHO Expert Meeting on Critically Important Antimicrobials (CIA) for Human Health was held in Canberra, Australia, in 2005. During that meeting, participants considered the list of all antimicrobial classes used in human medicine and categorized antimicrobials into three groups: critically important, highly important, and important, based on two criteria developed at the meeting1.

The second WHO Expert Meeting on Critically Important Antimicrobials for Human Health was held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2007. During the second meeting, participants reviewed the two criteria and re-examined the categorization of all human antibacterial classes in light of new drug development and scientific information since 2005. Participants were also requested to prioritize agents within the critically important category in order to allow allocation of resources towards the agents for which management of the risks from antimicrobial resistance are needed most urgently2. The classes of drugs that met all prioritization criteria were called Highest Priority Critically Important Antimicrobials. The WHO Advisory Group on Integrated Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance (AGISAR) was formed in 2009, following a worldwide solicitation of experts from a variety of relevant fields, including human health and veterinary medicine, to serve as members. Reviewing and updating the WHO CIA list became a part of AGISAR’s Terms of Reference.

At the third AGISAR meeting held in Oslo, Norway, in 2011, additional information was added and the CIA list updated. Veterinary drugs falling in the same classes of antimicrobials as those in the human medicine list were also listed in the tables. This was done to help risk managers more readily identify those drugs and classes that were analogous to human medicines and

1 See sections 5 and 6 below for definition of Criterions and categorization of antimicrobials. 2 This was done by defining two prioritization criteria from Criterion 1 and one from Criterion 2. See section 7 for further details.

4 5 thus had greater potential to impact on the resistance to the critically important antimicrobials for human medicine.

A further revision of the list took place at the fifth AGISAR meeting held in Bogota, Colombia, in 2013. The list was then updated following the seventh AGISAR meeting in Raleigh, USA in 2016.

In summary, since its inception several changes have been made to the list. The updated list of Critically Important, Highly Important and Important antimicrobials is shown in the tables which have all antimicrobials plus the criteria used to classify each individual antimicrobial class. Additions to the Critically Important category (see Table 1 and the Annex 1) include phosphonic acid derivatives, monobactams and polymyxins, reflecting the greater importance of these classes for treatment of multi-resistant Gram negative infections. Streptogramins, initially classified as Critically Important are classified as Highly Important since 2011, because more effective antimicrobials with less side effects became available to treat Gram positive infections. However, glycopeptides are still one of the few available therapies for serious enterococcal infections. Considering the relatively high number of enterococcal infections, documented transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) to people from food animals and the serious consequences of treatment failure, glycopeptides have been classified to the highest priority category. Previously, tetracyclines were placed in the Critically Important category, in part because they are the main treatment for Brucella infections transmitted from animals, but these infections have become less important with eradication of the animal reservoir in many countries. All aminoglycosides are now classified as Critically Important (previously kanamycin and neomycin were considered Highly Important) to address cross-resistance concerns. Lincosamides (e.g. clindamycin and lincomycin) were moved to Highly Important from Important because of their greater importance for treating Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus from animals).

Changes made at the 5th revision (2016)

• Slight changes to the prioritization criteria 1 and 2 (P1 and P2) were made to better describe usage of antimicrobials that are used in seriously ill patients in healthcare facilities when there are few or no alternatives available for therapy.

4 52  As a result, changes were made to the prioritization classification of antimicrobial classes on the CIA list for the polymyxins. Polymyxins were moved to the “Highest Priority Critically Important Antimicrobials” classification because of the increasing usage of colistin to treat serious infections in humans in many parts  As a result, changes were made to the prioritization classification of  Aofs thea resul world,t, changes the discovery were made of the to mcr1the prioritization and mcr2 gene classifications that confer of antimicrobialtransmissible resistanceclasses on to the colistin CIA and list thefor s pread the polymyxins. of colistin- antimicrobialPolymyxins wereclasses moved on the to the CIA “H listighest for Priority the polymyxins. 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6 6  As a result, changes were made to the prioritization classification of antimicrobial classes on the CIA list for the polymyxins. Polymyxins were moved to the “Highest Priority Critically Important Antimicrobials” classification because of the increasing usage of colistin to treat serious infections in humans in many parts of the world, the discovery of the mcr1 and mcr2 genes that confer transmissible resistance to colistin and the spread of colistin- resistant bacteria via the food chain (See sections 7 and 8 for more detailed information).

 Pleuromutilins have only been used as topical therapy in people and there has been no transmission of resistance in S. aureus, including MRSA, from non-human sources. So, this group was moved to “important”.

3. Purpose

This document is intended for public health and animal health authorities, practicing physicians and veterinarians, and other interested stakeholders involved in managing antimicrobial resistance to ensure that all antimicrobials, especially critically important antimicrobials, are used prudently both in human and veterinary medicine.

4. Use of the document The list of Critically Important Antimicrobials should be used as a reference to help formulate and prioritize risk assessment and risk management strategies for containing antimicrobial resistance mainly due to non-human antimicrobial use.

The list supports strategies to mitigate the human health risks associated with antimicrobial use in food animals and has been used by both public and private sector organizations. The list helps regulators and stakeholders know which types of antimicrobials used in animals present potentially higher risks to human populations and to inform how this use might be better managed to minimize the risk of transmission of resistance to the human population. The use of this list, in conjunction with the OIE list of antimicrobials of veterinary importance (1) and the WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines (2), will allow for prioritization of risk management strategies in the human sector, the animal sector, and in agriculture, through a coordinated One Health approach.

Some examples of use of the document6 include: • Prioritizing the development of risk management strategies for those antimicrobials characterized as critically important in order to preserve their effectiveness in human medicine. • Ensuring that critically important antimicrobials are included in antimicrobial susceptibility monitoring programmes. • Refining and prioritizing risk profile and hazard analysis activities for interventions by species or by region. • Developing risk management options such as restricted use, labelling, limiting or prohibiting extra-label use, and making antimicrobial agents available by prescription only. • Developing prudent use and treatment guidelines in humans and animals. • Directing special research projects to address data gaps on existing or potential future CIAs. • Communicating risks to the public.

Reference:

1. OIE list of antimicrobial agents of veterinary importance. Paris. World Organisation for Animal Health. 2015. (http://www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/eng/Our_scientific_expertise/docs/p df/Eng_OIE_List_antimicrobials_May2015.pdf, accessed 10 April 2017).

2. WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines [website]. Geneva. World Health Organization. (http://www.who.int/medicines/publications/essentialmedicines/en/ , accessed 10 April 2017).

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4 5. The criteria

Criterion 1 (C1): The antimicrobial class is the sole, or one of limited available therapies, to treat serious bacterial infections in people.

Explanation: It is evident that antimicrobials that are the sole or one of few alternatives for the treatment of serious bacterial infections in humans occupy an important place in human medicine. Serious infections are likely to result in significant morbidity or mortality if left untreated. Seriousness of disease may relate to the site of infection (e.g. pneumonia, meningitis) or the host (e.g. infant, immunosuppression). Even though multidrug resistance alone may or may not always influence patient outcomes, in general it is associated with poorer outcomes.

It is of prime importance, then, that the use of such antibacterial agents be preserved, as loss of efficacy in these drugs due to the emergence of resistance would have a significant impact on human health, especially for people with life-threatening infections. This criterion does not consider the likelihood that these pathogens may be transmitted, or have been transmitted, from non-human sources to humans.

Criterion 2 (C2): The antimicrobial class is used to treat infections in people caused by either: (1) bacteria that may be transmitted to humans from non- human sources, or (2) bacteria that may acquire resistance genes from non- human sources.

Explanation: Antimicrobial agents used to treat diseases caused by bacteria that may be transmitted to humans from non-human sources are considered of higher importance because these infections are most amenable to risk- management strategies related to non-human antimicrobial use. The organisms that cause disease need not be drug-resistant at the present time. However, the potential for transmission shows the path for acquisition of resistance now or in the future. The evidence for a link between non-human sources and the potential to cause human disease is greatest for certain bacteria (e.g. non-typhoidal Salmonella, Campylobacter spp., Escherichia

8 9 coli, Enterococcus spp., and Staphylococcus aureus). Commensal organisms from non-human sources (animals, water, food, or the environment) may also transmit resistance determinants to human pathogens; the commensals themselves may also be pathogenic in immunosuppressed hosts. It is coliimportant, Enterococcus to note that spp. the, and transmission Staphylococcus of such aureus organisms). Commensal or their genes organisms need notfrom be non demonstrated;-human sources rather, (animals, it is considered water, food, sufficient or the environment) that the potential may also for

suchtransmit transmission resistance exists. determinants to human pathogens; the commensals themselves may also be pathogenic in immunosuppressed hosts. It is 6.important Interpretation to note that the transmission of categorization of such organisms or their genes need Criticallynot be demonstrated; important: rather, Antimicr it isobial considered classes whichsufficient meet that both the C1 potential and C2 arefor Medically important antimicrobials are categorized according to specified termedsuch transmission critically important exists. for human medicine. criteria as either “Critically important”, “Highly important”, or “Important” for human medicine. Highly6. Interpretation important: Antimicrobial of classes categorization which meet either C1 or C2 are termed highly important for human medicine. Critically important: Antimicrobial classes which meet both C1 and C2 are termed critically important for human medicine. Important: Antimicrobial classes used in humans which meet neither C1 nor C2 are termed important for human medicine. Highly important: Antimicrobial classes which meet either C1 or C2 are Thetermed list highly below importantis meant to for show human examples medicine. of members of each class of drugs, and is not meant to be inclusive of all drugs. Not all drugs listed in a given classImportant: have necessarily Antimicrobial been classesproven usedsafe andin humans effective which for the meet diseases neither listed. C1 nor C2 are termed important for human medicine.

The list below is meant to show examples of members of each class of drugs, and is not meant to be inclusive of all drugs. Not all drugs listed in a given class have necessarily been proven safe and effective for the diseases listed.

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6 Table 1. List and classification of antimicrobials important for human medicine

Antimicrobial class Example of drug(s)

CRITICALLY IMPORTANT ANTIMICROBIALS

Aminoglycosides gentamicin Ansamycins rifampicin Carbapenems and other penems meropenem Cephalosporins (3rd,4th and 5th ceftriaxone, cefepime, ceftaroline generation) Glycopeptides vancomycin Glycylcyclines tigecycline Lipopeptides daptomycin Macrolides and ketolides erythromycin, telithromycin Monobactams aztreonam Oxazolidinones linezolid Penicillins (natural, aminopenicillins, ampicillin and antipseudomonal) Phosphonic acid derivatives fosfomycin Polymyxins colistin Quinolones ciprofloxacin Drugs used solely to treat tuberculosis isoniazid or other mycobacterial diseases

HIGHLY IMPORTANT ANTIMICROBIALS

Amidinopenicillins mecillinam Amphenicols chloramphenicol Cephalosporins (1st and 2nd generation) cefazolin and cephamycins Lincosamides clindamycin Penicillins (anti-staphylococcal) oxacillin Pseudomonic acids mupirocin Riminofenazines clofazimine Steroid antibacterials fusidic acid Streptogramins quinupristin/dalfopristin Sulfonamides, dihydrofolate reductase sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim inhibitors and combinations Sulfones dapsone

107 11 Tetracyclines chlortetracycline

IMPORTANT ANTIMICROBIALS

Aminocyclitols spectinomycin Cyclic polypeptides bacitracin Nitrofurantoins nitrofurantoin Nitroimidazoles metronidazole Pleuromutilins retapamulin

See Annex 1 for the full list of antimicrobials used in human medicine and in animals. Some antimicrobials are used only in people, some in both people and animals (e.g. erythromycin, ampicillin, colistin) and some other antimicrobials are used only in animals (veterinary use only drugs; these are listed for each class). This list also gives a rationale for the classification of each individual drug class. In addition, there is also a list of all antimicrobial classes currently not use in humans (Annex 2).

10 118 7. Prioritization within the Critically Important category

Antimicrobials within the critically important category are prioritized to assist in allocating resources towards agents for which risk-management strategies are needed most urgently (see section 8 for more details). The following three criteria are used for prioritization:

Prioritization criterion 1 (P1): High absolute number of people, or high proportion of use in patients with serious infections in health care settings affected by bacterial diseases for which the antimicrobial class is the sole or one of few alternatives to treat serious infections in humans.

Prioritization criterion 2 (P2): High frequency of use of the antimicrobial class for any indication in human medicine, or else high proportion of use in patients with serious infections in health care settings, since use may favour selection of resistance in both settings.

Prioritization criterion 3 (P3): The antimicrobial class is used to treat infections in people for which there is evidence of transmission of resistant bacteria (e.g., non-typhoidal Salmonella and Campylobacter spp.) or resistance genes (high for E. coli and Enterococcus spp.) from non-human sources.

Explanation: The first two prioritization criteria relate to the volume of antimicrobial use in humans. Increased volume of use directly relates to the development of resistance and, therefore, poses a greater threat to their use as sole therapies. Furthermore, humans receiving antimicrobials for any indication have a greater susceptibility to acquiring infection by a foodborne pathogen resistant to those antimicrobial agents.

The third prioritization criterion relates to transmission. Risk-management strategies are most urgently needed in situations where evidence suggests that the transmission of resistant bacteria or resistance genes from non-human sources is already occurring, or has occurred previously.

129 13 Antimicrobial classes that meet all three prioritization criteria (P1, P2, and P3) are considered the highest priority critically important antimicrobials.

Changes in prioritization criteria 2 (P2) were made for aminoglycosides, phosphonic acid derivatives, and polymyxins.

Table 2. Prioritization of antimicrobials categorized as critically important in human medicine.

PRIORITIZATION OF CRITICALLY IMPORTANT ANTIMICROBIALS Antimicrobial class P1 P2 P3 Comments Aminoglycosides No* Yes Yes (P1*) In some countries there is a high proportion of use in patients with serious infections in health care settings and where because of resistance, it is one of few alternatives.

(P2) High frequency of use in human medicine.

(P3) Transmission of Enterococcus spp., Enterobacteriaceae (including E. coli), and Mycobacterium spp. from non-human sources. Ansamycins Yes Yes No (P1) High absolute number of people affected by all diseases for which the antimicrobial is the sole/one of few therapies available.

(P2) High frequency of use in human medicine.

12 1310 PRIORITIZATION OF CRITICALLY IMPORTANT ANTIMICROBIALS Antimicrobial class P1 P2 P3 Comments Carbapenems and Yes Yes No* (P1) High absolute number of other penems people affected by all diseases for which the antimicrobial is the sole/one of few therapies available.

(P2) High frequency of use in human medicine.

(P3*) Still limited transmission of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, including E. coli and Salmonella, from non-human sources; spread of carbapenem-resistant Salmonella is increasing however. Detection of CRE in the food chain has been reported from both developed and developing countries. Cephalosporins (3rd, 4th Yes Yes Yes (P1) High absolute number of and 5th generation) people affected by all diseases for which the antimicrobial is the sole/one of few therapies available.

(P2) High frequency of use in human medicine.

(P3) Transmission of Enterobacteriaceae, including E. coli and Salmonella, from non-human sources.

1114 15 PRIORITIZATION OF CRITICALLY IMPORTANT ANTIMICROBIALS Antimicrobial class P1 P2 P3 Comments Glycopeptides Yes Yes Yes (P1) High absolute number of people affected by all diseases for which the antimicrobial is the sole/one of few therapies available.

(P2) High frequency of use in human medicine.

(P3) Transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) has occurred in past when avoparcin was used in food animals. Glycylcyclines Yes No No (P1) High absolute number of people affected by all diseases for which the antimicrobial is the sole/one of few therapies available. Lipopeptides Yes No No (P1) High absolute number of people affected by all diseases for which the antimicrobial is the sole/one of few therapies available. Macrolides and Yes Yes Yes (P1) High absolute number of ketolides people affected by all diseases for which the antimicrobial is the sole/one of few therapies available.

(P2) High frequency of use in human medicine.

(P3) Transmission of Campylobacter spp. from non- human sources. Monobactams Yes No No P1) High absolute number of people affected by all diseases for which the antimicrobial is the sole/one of few therapies available.

14 1512 PRIORITIZATION OF CRITICALLY IMPORTANT ANTIMICROBIALS Antimicrobial class P1 P2 P3 Comments Oxazolidinones Yes No No (P1) High absolute number of people affected by all diseases for which the antimicrobial is the sole/one of few therapies available. Penicillins (natural, No Yes Yes (P1) In certain geographic aminopenicillins and settings, this criterion may be antipseudomonal) met: there may be a high absolute number of people affected by all disease for which the antimicrobial is the sole/one of few therapies available.

(P2) High frequency of use in human medicine.

(P3) Transmission of Enterococcus spp. and Enterobacteriaceae (including Salmonella and E. coli) Phosphonic acid Yes Yes No* (P1) High absolute number of derivatives people affected by all diseases for which the antimicrobial is the sole/one of few therapies available.

(P2) High frequency of use in human medicine.

(P3*) There are concerns that in some countries high volumes of fosfomycin are used in food animals.

1316 17 PRIORITIZATION OF CRITICALLY IMPORTANT ANTIMICROBIALS Antimicrobial class P1 P2 P3 Comments Polymyxins Yes Yes Yes (P1) High numbers of people affected by all diseases who are seriously ill in healthcare facilities in many countries for which the antimicrobial is the sole/one of few therapies available.

(P2) In multiple countries there is high use in people in critical care settings or where multidrug resistant organisms are prevalent.

(P3). Colistin resistant bacteria and the mcr family genes can be transmitted via the food chain. Quinolones Yes Yes Yes (P1) High absolute number of people affected by all diseases for which the antimicrobial is the sole/one of few therapies available.

(P2) High frequency of use in human medicine

(P3) Transmission of Campylobacter spp. and Enterobacteriaceae, including E. coli and Salmonella, from non-human sources. Drugs used solely to Yes Yes No (P1) High absolute number of treat tuberculosis or people affected by all diseases other mycobacterial for which the antimicrobial is diseases the sole/one of few therapies available.

(P2) High frequency of use in human medicine.

16 1714 Table 3. Summary of classification and prioritization

Antimicrobial class Criterion CRITICALLY IMPORTANT C1 C2 P1 P2 P3 ANTIMICROBIALS Highest Priority Critically Important

Antimicrobials Cephalosporins (3rd, 4th and 5th generation) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Glycopeptides Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Macrolides and ketolides Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Polymyxins Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Quinolones Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes High Priority Critically Important

Antimicrobials Aminoglycosides Yes Yes No Yes Yes Ansamycins Yes Yes Yes Yes No Carbapenems and other penems Yes Yes Yes Yes No Glycylcyclines Yes Yes Yes No No Lipopeptides Yes Yes Yes No No Monobactams Yes Yes Yes No No Oxazolidinones Yes Yes Yes No No Penicillins (natural, aminopenicillins, and Yes Yes No Yes Yes antipseudomonal) Phosphonic acid derivatives Yes Yes Yes Yes No Drugs used solely to treat tuberculosis or Yes Yes Yes Yes No other mycobacterial diseases HIGHLY IMPORTANT C1 C2 ANTIMICROBIALS Amidinopenicillins No Yes NA Amphenicols No Yes Cephalosporins (1st and 2nd generation) and No Yes cephamycins Lincosamides No Yes Penicillins (anti-staphylococcal) No Yes Pseudomonic acids No Yes Riminofenazines Yes No Steroid antibacterials No Yes Streptogramins No Yes

1815 19 Antimicrobial class Criterion Sulfonamides, dihydrofolate reductase No Yes inhibitors and combinations Sulfones Yes No Tetracyclines Yes No IMPORTANT ANTIMICROBIALS C1 C2 Aminocyclitols No No Cyclic polypeptides No No Nitrofurantoins No No NA Nitroimidazoles No No Pleuromutilins No No

18 1916 8. Highest Priority Critically Important Antimicrobials These are the classes of drugs that met all three priorities (P1, P2, and P3): quinolones, third- and fourth- and fifth-generation cephalosporins, macrolides and ketolides, glycopeptides and polymyxins.

Quinolones are known to select for quinolone-resistant Salmonella and E. coli in animals. At the same time, quinolones are one of few available therapies for serious Salmonella and E. coli infections. Given the high incidence of human disease due to Salmonella and E. coli, the absolute number of serious cases is substantial.

Cephalosporins (3rd and higher generation) are known to select for cephalosporin- resistant Salmonella and E. coli in animals. At the same time, third- and higher generation cephalosporins are one of few available therapies for serious Salmonella and E. coli infections in humans, particularly in children. Given the high incidence of human disease due to Salmonella and E. coli, the absolute number of serious cases is substantial.

Macrolides and ketolides are known to select for macrolide-resistant Campylobacter spp. in animals, especially Campylobacter jejuni in poultry. At the same time, macrolides are one of few available therapies for serious Campylobacter infections, particularly in children, for whom quinolones are not recommended for treatment. Given the high incidence of human disease due to Campylobacter spp., especially Campylobacter jejuni, the absolute number of serious cases is substantial.

Glycopeptides are known to select for glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus spp. in food animals (e.g. when avoparcin was used as a growth promoter, vancomycin- resistant enterococci (VRE) developed in food animals and were transmitted to people). At the same time, glycopeptides are one of the few available therapies for serious enterococcal infections. Given the high number of cases, the previously documented occurrence of transmission of VRE to people from food animals, and the very serious consequences of treatment failures in such cases, glycopeptides are classified as being of the highest priority.

Polymyxins (e.g. colistin) are known to select for plasmid mediated polymyxin- resistant E. coli in food animals. At the same time, intravenous polymyxins are one of few available therapies for serious Enterobactericeae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa multi-resistant infections in people in healthcare settings in many countries, especially in seriously ill patients in critical care. Given the high incidence of human disease due to Enterobactericiae, the absolute number of serious cases where colistin is needed can be considered substantial.

20 21 Annex 1

Complete list of antimicrobials for human and veterinary use, categorized as CriticallyExample Important of drug , Highly Important and Important products used in both Antimicrobial class C1 C2 Comments human and veterinary medicine

CRITICALLY IMPORTANT ANTIMICROBIALS Aminoglycosides amikacin Yes Yes (C1) Sole or limited arbekacin therapy as part of bekanamycin treatment of dibekacin enterococcal dihydrostreptomycin endocarditis and framycetin multidrug resistant gentamicin (MDR) tuberculosis. isepamicin kanamycin (C2) May result from neomycin transmission of netilmicin Enterococcus spp., ribostamycin Enterobacteriaceae streptomycin (including E. coli), and tobramycin Mycobacterium spp. Veterinary only: from non-human apramycin sources. Ansamycins rifabutin Yes Yes (C1) Limited therapy rifampicin as part of treatment of rifaximin mycobacterial diseases rifapentine including tuberculosis; rifamycin single drug therapy may select for resistance.

(C2) May result from transmission of Mycobacterium spp. from non-human sources and MDR Staphylococcus aureus through the food chain

20 21 Example of drug products used in both Antimicrobial class C1 C2 Comments human and veterinary medicine Carbapenems and biapenem Yes Yes (C1) Limited therapy other penems doripenem for infections due to ertapenem MDR faropenem Enterobacteriaceae. imipenem meropenem (C2) May result from panipenem transmission of Enterobacteriaceae, including E. coli and Salmonella, from non- human sources. Cephalosporins cefcapene Yes Yes (C1) Limited therapy (3rd, 4th and 5th cefdinir for acute bacterial generation) cefditoren meningitis and disease cefepime due to Salmonella in

cefetamet children. cefixime cefmenoxime Limited therapy for cefodizime infections due to MDR cefoperazone Enterobacteriaceae, cefoperazone-sulbactam which are increasing cefoselis in incidence cefotaxime worldwide. cefozopran cefpiramide Additionally, 4th cefpirome generation cefpodoxime cephalosporins cefsulodin provide limited ceftaroline fosamil therapy for empirical ceftazidime treatment of ceftazidime-avibactam neutropenic patients ceftibuten with persistent fever. ceftizoxime ceftobiprole (C2) May result from ceftolozane transmission of ceftriaxone Enterobacteriaceae, ceftriaxone-sulbactam including E. coli and latamoxef Salmonella, from non- tazobactam human sources. Veterinary only: ceftiofur cefovecin cefquinome

22 23 Example of drug products used in both Antimicrobial class C1 C2 Comments human and veterinary medicine Glycopeptides and dalbavancin Yes Yes (C1) Limited therapy lipoglycopeptides oritavancin for infections due to teicoplanin MDR MRSA and telavancin MDR Enterococcus vancomycin spp. Veterinary only: avoparcin (C2) May result from transmission of Enterococcus spp. and MRSA from non- human sources. Glycylcyclines tigecycline Yes Yes (C1) Limited therapy for infections due to MDR Enterobacteriaceae. Limited therapy for infections due to MRSA.

(C2) May result from transmission of MRSA and Enterobacteriaceae from non-human sources. Lipopeptides daptomycin Yes Yes (C1) Limited therapy for infections due to MDR MRSA.

(C2) May result from transmission of Enterococcus spp. and MRSA from non- human sources.

22 23 Example of drug products used in both Antimicrobial class C1 C2 Comments human and veterinary medicine Macrolides and azithromycin Yes Yes (C1) Limited therapy ketolides cethromycin for Legionella, clarithromycin Campylobacter, and dirithromycin MDR Salmonella and

erythromycin Shigella infections. fidaxomicin flurithromycin (C2) May result from josamycin transmission of midecamycin Campylobacter spp. miocamycin and Salmonella from oleandomycin non-human sources. ramoplanin rokitamycin roxithromycin spiramycin telithromycin troleandomycin solithromycin Veterinary only: gamithromycin kitasamycin tildipirosin tilmicosin tulathromycin tylosin tylvalosin Monobactams aztreonam Yes Yes (C1) Limited therapy carumonam for infections with MDR Gram-negatives, especially with limited other options including for ESBLs.

(C2) May result from transmission of Enterobacteriaceae, including E. coli, from non-human sources.

2424 25 Example of drug products used in both Antimicrobial class C1 C2 Comments human and veterinary medicine Oxazolidinones cadazolid Yes Yes (C1) Limited therapy linezolid for infections due to radezolid MDR MRSA and tedizolid MDR Enterococcus spp.

(C2) May result from transmission of Enterococcus spp. and MRSA from non- human sources.

24 25 Example of drug products used in both Antimicrobial class C1 C2 Comments human and veterinary medicine Penicillins (natural, amoxicillin Yes Yes (C1) Limited therapy aminopenicillins, amoxicillin-clavulanic for syphilis (natural and -acid penicillins), Listeria, ampicillin Enterococcus spp. antipseudomonal) ampicillin-sulbactam (aminopenicillins), and azidocillin MDR Pseudomonas azlocillin spp. bacampicillin (antipseudomonal). carbenicillin carindacillin (C2) May result from clometocillin transmission of epicillin Enterococcus spp., hetacillin Enterobacteriaceae, metampicillin including E. coli, as meticillin well as Pseudomonas mezlocillin aeruginosa from non- penamecillin human sources. penicillin G (=benzylpenicillin) penicillin V (=phenoxymethyl- penicillin) pheneticillin piperacillin piperacillin-tazobactam pivampicillin propicillin sulbenicillin sultamicillin talampicillin temocillin ticarcillin ticarcillin-clavulanic- acid Veterinary only: penethamate hydriodide

26 27 Example of drug products used in both Antimicrobial class C1 C2 Comments human and veterinary medicine Phosphonic acid fosfomycin Yes Yes (C1) Limited therapy derivatives for ESBL E. coli causing urinary tract infections.

(C2) May result from transmission of Enterobacteriaceae, including E. coli, from non-human sources. Polymyxins colistin1 Yes Yes (C1) Limited therapy polymyxin B for infections with MDR Enterobacteriaceae (e.g. Klebsiella spp., E. coli, Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas spp.).

(C2) May result from transmission of Enterobacteriaceae from non-human sources.

1 Colistin includes colistin sulfate and colistin methanesulfonate. It also includes polymyxin E.

26 27 Example of drug products used in both Antimicrobial class C1 C2 Comments human and veterinary medicine Quinolones and besifloxacin Yes Yes (C1) Limited therapy fluoroquinolones cinoxacin for Campylobacter ciprofloxacin spp., invasive disease delafloxacin due to Salmonella, and enoxacin MDR Shigella spp. fleroxacin infections. flumequine garenoxacin (C2) May result from gatifloxacin transmission of gemifloxacin Campylobacter spp. grepafloxacin and levofloxacin Enterobacteriaceae, lomefloxacin including E. coli and moxifloxacin Salmonella, from non- nadifloxacin human sources. nalidixic acid norfloxacin ofloxacin oxolinic acid pazufloxacin pefloxacin pipemidic acid piromidic acid prulifloxacin rosoxacin rufloxacin sitafloxacin sparfloxacin temafloxacin Veterinary only: danofloxacin difloxacin enrofloxacin ibafloxacin marbofloxacin orbifloxacin pradofloxacin

28 29 Example of drug products used in both Antimicrobial class C1 C2 Comments human and veterinary medicine Drugs used solely bedaquiline Yes Yes (C1) Limited therapy to treat calcium aminosalicylate for tuberculosis and tuberculosis or capreomycin other Mycobacterium cycloserine spp. disease; for many other delamanid of these drugs, single mycobacterial ethambutol drug therapy may diseases ethionamide select for resistance. isoniazid morinamide (C2) May result from para-aminosalicylic-acid transmission of protionamide Mycobacterium spp. pyrazinamide from non-human sodium aminosalicylate sources. terizidone tiocarlide

HIGHLY IMPORTANT ANTIMICROBIALS

Amidinopenicillins mecillinam No* Yes (C1*) In certain pivmecillinam geographic settings, criterion 1 may be met: the class may be one of limited therapies for infections with MDR Shigella spp.

(C2) May result from transmission of Enterobacteriaceae, including E. coli, from non-human sources.

28 29 Example of drug products used in both Antimicrobial class C1 C2 Comments human and veterinary medicine Amphenicols chloramphenicol No* Yes (C1*) In certain thiamphenicol geographic settings, Veterinary only: Criterion 1 may be florfenicol met: the class may represent one of the limited therapies for acute bacterial meningitis, typhoid and non-typhoid fever, and respiratory infections.

(C2) May result from transmission of Enterobacteriaceae, including E. coli and Salmonella, from non- human sources.

30 31 Example of drug products used in both Antimicrobial class C1 C2 Comments human and veterinary medicine Cephalosporins (1st cefaclor No* Yes (C1*) In certain and 2nd generation) cefacetrile geographic settings, and cephamycins cefadroxil criterion 1 may be cefaloridine met: the class may be

cefalexin one of limited cefalotin therapies for sepsis in cefamandole children. cefapirin cefatrizine (C2) May result from cefazedone transmission of cefazolin Enterobacteriaceae, cefbuperazone including E. coli, from cefmetazole non-human sources. cefminox cefonicid ceforanide cefotetan cefotiam cefoxitin cefprozil cefradine cefroxadine ceftezole cefuroxime flomoxef loracarbef Veterinary only: cefalonium Lincosamides clindamycin No Yes (C2) May result from lincomycin transmission of Veterinary only: Enterococcus spp. and pirlimycin Staphylococcus aureus, including MRSA, from non- human sources.

30 31 Example of drug products used in both Antimicrobial class C1 C2 Comments human and veterinary medicine Penicillins (anti- cloxacillin No* Yes (C1*) In certain staphylococcal) dicloxacillin geographic settings, flucloxacillin criterion 1 may be oxacillin met: the class may be nafcillin one of limited therapies for staphylococcal infections (S. aureus).

(C2) May result from transmission of S. aureus, including MRSA, from non- human sources. Pseudomonic acids mupirocin No* Yes (C1*) In certain geographic settings, Criterion 1 may be met: the class may be one of limited therapies for topical Staphylococcus aureus infections.

(C2) May result from transmission of MRSA from non-human sources. Riminofenazines clofazimine Yes No (C1) Limited therapy for leprosy. Steroid fusidic acid No* Yes (C1*) In certain antibacterials geographic settings, criterion 1 may be met: the class may be one of limited therapies for infections with MRSA.

(C2) May result from transmission of MRSA from non-human sources.

32 33 Example of drug products used in both Antimicrobial class C1 C2 Comments human and veterinary medicine Streptogramins quinupristin-dalfopristin No Yes (C2) May result from pristinamycin transmission of Veterinary only: Enterococcus spp. and virginiamycin MRSA from non- human sources Sulfonamides, brodimoprim No* Yes (C1*) In certain dihydrofolate iclaprim geographic settings, reductase pyrimethamine criterion 1 may be sulfadiazine met: the class may be inhibitors and sulfadimethoxine one of limited combinations sulfadimidine therapies for acute sulfafurazole bacterial meningitis, (=sulfisoxazole) systemic non- sulfaisodimidine typhoidal Salmonella sulfalene infections, and other sulfamazone infections. sulfamerazine sulfamethizole (C2) May result from sulfamethoxazole transmission of sulfamethoxypyridazine Enterobacteriaceae, sulfametomidine including E. coli, from sulfametoxydiazine non-human sources. sulfametrole sulfamoxole sulfanilamide sulfaperin sulfaphenazole sulfapyridine sulfathiazole sulfathiourea tetroxoprim trimethoprim Veterinary only: formosulfathiazole phthalylsulfathiazole Sulfones aldesulfone Yes No (C1) Limited therapy dapsone for leprosy.

32 33 Example of drug products used in both Antimicrobial class C1 C2 Comments human and veterinary medicine Tetracyclines chlortetracycline Yes No* (C1) Limited therapy clomocycline for infections due to demeclocycline Brucella spp., doxycycline Chlamydia spp., and lymecycline Rickettsia spp. metacycline minocycline (C2*) Countries where omadacycline transmission of oxytetracycline brucellosis from non- penimepicycline human sources to rolitetracycline humans is common tetracycline should consider making tetracycline a critical antibiotic, as there is considerable concern regarding the availability of effective products where Brucella spp. are endemic.

†There are differences in activity and resistance mechanisms in tetracyclines (e.g., minocycline, doxycycline compared to chlortetracycline) against some bacteria such as Acinetobacter. In future editions, the tetracycline class may need to be separated into different groups.

34 35 Example of drug products used in both Antimicrobial class C1 C2 Comments human and veterinary medicine

IMPORTANT ANTIMICROBIALS

Aminocyclitols spectinomycin No* No* (C1*) In some areas spectinomycin may be one of limited antimicrobials still active against Gonococcus.

(C2*) May result from transmission of Enterobacteriaceae, including E. coli, from non-human sources, but there is no demonstrated transmission from E. coli to Gonococcus. Cyclic polypeptides bacitracin No No Nitrofurantoins furazolidone No No nifurtoinol nitrofural nitrofurantoin Veterinary only: furaltadone Nitroimidazoles metronidazole No* No (C1*) In certain ornidazole geographic settings, tinidazole criterion 1 may be met: the class may be one of limited therapies for anaerobic infections including C. difficile.

34 35 Example of drug products used in both Antimicrobial class C1 C2 Comments human and veterinary medicine Pleuromutilins2 retapamulin No No* (C2*) To date Veterinary only: pleuromutilins have tiamulin only been used as valnemulin topical therapy in people. There has to date been no transmission of resistance in S. aureus, including MRSA, from non-human sources.

2 Pleuromutilins were discovered as natural-product antibiotics in the 1950’s. Tiamulin was the first pleuromutilin compound and was approved for veterinary use in 1979, followed by valnemulin in 1999. In 2007, retapamulin became the first pleuromutilin approved for use in humans; however it was limited to topical application. Some new pleuromutilins have now entered clinical trials as systemic therapy for people.

36 37 Annex 2

1 AntimicrobiaAntimicrobial Classl classes currently not usedExample in ofhumans drug products used in food animals Aminocoumarins novobiocin Orthosomycins avilamycin2 Phosphoglycolipids bambermycin (=flavomycin) Polyethers/Ionophores lasalocid, monensin, narasin, salinomycin Quinoxalines carbadox, olaquindox

1 These drug classes are currently not approved for use in human medicine for systemic use and as such are not categorized in the WHO “Critically Important” antimicrobials for human use list. Not all these drug products are used as antibacterial agents e.g. polyethers and ionophores, but they all have antibacterial activity.

2 Some of these antibiotic classes have been used in people previously or have been considered for use in people. As examples, two structurally unique ribosomal antibiotics belonging to the orthosomycin family, avilamycin (growth promoter and therapeutic use in animals) and evernimicin (previously considered for use in human medicine), possess activity against enterococci, staphylococci, and streptococci, and other Gram- positive bacteria (Clostridium difficile and others). With increasing emergence of multi-drug resistance among Gram-positive organisms to multiple potent antimicrobials, the need for new antibiotics is more urgent than ever before.

36 37 Annex 3. Glossary of terms

Antibacterial: A drug that kills or inhibits bacteria.

Antibiotic: An agent or substance that is produced from microorganisms that can act against another living microorganism. Antimicrobial substances that are synthetic, semisynthetic, or those derived from plants or animals, are therefore, by strict definition, not considered antibiotics. Although not completely technically correct, for purposes of this document the use of the term “antibiotic” should be interpreted as “antibacterial”.

Antimicrobial: An agent or substance, derived from any source (microorganisms, plants, animals, synthetic or semisynthetic) that acts against any type of microorganism: bacteria (antibacterial), mycobacteria (antimycobacterial), fungi (antifungal), parasite (antiparasitic), and viruses (antiviral). All antibiotics are antimicrobials, but not all antimicrobials are antibiotics. The scope of this report is limited to the antibacterial antimicrobials.

Antimicrobial class: Antimicrobial agents with related molecular structures, often with a similar mode of action because of interaction with a similar target and thus subject to similar mechanisms of resistance. Variations in the properties of antimicrobial agents within a class often arise as a result of the presence of different molecular substitutions, which confer various intrinsic activities or various patterns of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR): Antimicrobial resistance happens when microorganisms (such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites) change when they are exposed to antimicrobial drugs (such as antibiotics, antifungals, antivirals, antimalarials, and anthelmintics). As a result, the medicines become ineffective and infections persist in the body, increasing the risk of spread to others. Also, the ability of microorganism to multiply or persist in the presence of increased level of an

38 39 antimicrobial agent relative to the susceptible counterpart of the same species.

Advisory Group on Integrated Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance (AGISAR): An advisory group established by the World Health Organization in December of 2008 to support WHO’s efforts to minimize the public health impact of antimicrobial resistance associated with the use of antimicrobials in food animals.

Criterion 1 (C1): The antimicrobial class is the sole, or one of limited available therapies, to treat serious bacterial infections in people

Critically important antimicrobials (CIA): Antimicrobial classes used in humans which meet both C1 and C2 are termed critically important for human medicine.

Disease Treatment/Therapy/Therapeutic Use: Treatment/Therapeutic Use refers to use of an antimicrobial(s) for the specific purpose of treating an animal(s) with a clinically diagnosed infectious disease or illness (Codex texts on foodborne antimicrobial resistance, 2015).

Disease Prevention/Prophylactic Use: Prevention/Prophylactic Use refers to use of an antimicrobial(s) in healthy animals considered to be at risk of infection or prior to the onset of clinical infectious disease. This treatment includes: • control of the dissemination of a clinically diagnosed infectious disease identified within a group of animals, and • prevention of an infectious disease that has not yet been clinically diagnosed. (Codex texts on foodborne antimicrobial resistance, 2015).

38 3938 Growth Promotion/Growth Promoter: Growth Promotion refers to the use of antimicrobial substances to increase the rate of weight gain and/or the efficiency of feed utilization in animals by other than purely nutritional means. The term does not apply to the use of antimicrobials for the specific purpose of treating, controlling, or preventing infectious diseases, even when an incidental growth response may be obtained. (Codex texts on foodborne antimicrobialGrowth Promotion resistance,/Growth 2015). Promoter : Growth Promotion refers to the use of antimicrobial substances to increase the rate of weight gain and/or the Highlyefficiency important of feed utilizationantimicrobials in animals: Antimicrobial by other classes than purely used in nutritional humans whichmeans. meet The eitherterm doesC1 or not C2 apply are termed to the hiuseghly of important antimicrobials for human for the medicine. specific purpose of treating, controlling, or preventing infectious diseases, even when anHighest incidental priority growth critically response important may be antimicrobials:obtained. (Codex Antimicrobial texts on foodborne classes antimicrobialused in humans resistance, that meet 2015). all three prioritization criteria (P1, P2, and P3). Currently, these drugs include: quinolones, third- and fourth- and fifth- generationHighly important cephalosporins, antimicrobials macrolides: Antimicrobial and ketolides, classes glycopeptides used in humans and polymyxins.which meet either C1 or C2 are termed highly important for human medicine.

ImportantHighest priority antimicrobials critically :important Antimicrobial antimicrobials: classes used Antimicrobial in humans classes which meetused neither in humans C1 or that C2 meetare termed all three highly prioritization important for criteria human (P1, medicine P2, and. P3). Currently, these drugs include: quinolones, third- and fourth- and fifth- generationmcr genes: cephalosporins,there are colistin macrolidesresistance genes and ketolides,that are on glycopeptidesplasmids and thus and polymyxins.mobile so can be readily transferred between bacteria. They confer resistance to colistin, which is a polymyxin. To date, two genes have been identified; Importantmcr-1 and mcr antimicrobials-2. : Antimicrobial classes used in humans which meet neither C1 or C2 are termed highly important for human medicine. PrioritizationMedically important criterion antimicrobial 1 (P1): Hig: hAntimicrobial absolute number used in of human people, medicine, or high proportionmcrand thereforegenes: of there listeduse arein on patientscolistin the WHO resistancewith CIA serious list. genes Medically infections that are important in on health plasmids antimicrobials care andsettings thus affectedmobileare categorized so by can bacterial be on readily the diseases WHO transferred CIA for whichlist, between according the antimicrobial bacteria. to specified They class confer criteria, is the resistance assole either or oneto“Critically colistin, of few important”,alternativeswhich is a “Highly polymyxin.to treat seriousimportant”, To infectionsdate, or two“Important” ingenes humans have for humanbeen identified; medicine. mcr-1 and mcr-2. Prioritization criterion 2 (P2): High frequency of use of the antimicrobial classPrioritization for any indication criterion in 1 human (P1): medicine, High absolute or else number high proportion of people, of or use high in patientsproportion with of serioususe in infectionspatients with in healthserious care infections settings, in since health use care may settings favour selectionaffected by of bacterialresistanc ediseases in both settings.for which the antimicrobial class is the sole or one of few alternatives to treat serious infections in humans

39 Growth Promotion/Growth Promoter: Growth Promotion refers to the use of antimicrobial substances to increase the rate of weight gain and/or the efficiency of feed utilization in animals by other than purely nutritional means. The term does not apply to the use of antimicrobials for the specific purpose of treating, controlling, or preventing infectious diseases, even when an incidental growth response may be obtained. (Codex texts on foodborne antimicrobial resistance, 2015).

Highly important antimicrobials: Antimicrobial classes used in humans which meet either C1 or C2 are termed highly important for human medicine.

Highest priority critically important antimicrobials: Antimicrobial classes used in humans that meet all three prioritization criteria (P1, P2, and P3). Currently, these drugs include: quinolones, third- and fourth- and fifth- generation cephalosporins, macrolides and ketolides, glycopeptides and polymyxins.

Important antimicrobials: Antimicrobial classes used in humans which meet neither C1 or C2 are termed highly important for human medicine.

mcr genes: there are colistin resistance genes that are on plasmids and thus mobile so can be readily transferred between bacteria. They confer resistance to colistin, which is a polymyxin. To date, two genes have been identified; mcr-1 and mcr-2.

Prioritization criterion 3 (P3): The antimicrobial class is used to treat infections in people for which there is evidence of transmission of resistant bacteria or resistance genes from non-human sources. 39

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