According to data processed by the Italian Society of Infectious and Tropical Diseases (SIMIT), of around 1,000 patients with serious infections caused by gram-negative bacteria in more than 40 Italian hospitals, the 30-day mortality rate was 17.6 percent on average, rising to 40 percent for some bacteria. The results of the study were presented in Rome at the conference ‘Strategies on One Health, Antimicrobial Resistance and Infectious Diseases’, organised by the Inter-Parliamentary Group on the Prevention and Control of Infectious and Tropical Diseases. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), or the resistance of bacteria to antibiotic action, is a global health threat. Data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), processed for Italy by the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA), shows Italy has the EU’s highest number of annual AMR deaths: 12,000. The most common sites of infection are the urinary tract, the abdomen, intravascular devices, and the respiratory tract, explained Marco Falcone, SIMIT consultant and Resistimit project manager.
Resistimit is a unique clinical platform consisting of both a national registry and artificial (AI) intelligence. The primary purpose of this dynamic registry is surveillance and data-sharing on epidemiological trends and other useful parameters. The platform also includes a sophisticated software networking system that will facilitate data sharing and AI-based intervention scenario planning for healthcare professionals.
