An online resource is available to all interested parties, which presents current information on the spread of antibiotic resistance in different countries of the world, as well as trends in the use of various groups of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture, in a convenient, visual, interactive form.

This resource was created by the independent Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy ( CDDEP ), USA, with the help of private donations and grants, including a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

The first resistance map was created in 2010. It has now been updated (and continues to be updated), with the list of countries expanded, and for some countries, data is provided at the regional level. The source of information is public and private laboratory networks that routinely collect antibiotic resistance testing data.

Information on the spread of antibiotic resistance is presented for 46 countries, for some of them for the period from 1999 to 2017.

The reports include data on 12 microorganisms: Acinetobacter baumannii, Enterobacter aerogenes/ cloacae, Enterococcus faecalis/ faecium, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella Typhi/ Paratyphi, Staphylococcus aureus, and Streptococcus pneumoniae. The reports cover antibiotics from 17 main classes.

Data on antibiotic use are presented for 76 countries for the period 2000 to 2015.

An example of presenting data on Pseudomonas aeruginosa resistance to carbapenems (The Center for Disease Dynamics Economics & Policy. ResistanceMap: Antibiotic resistance. 2018. https://resistancemap.cddep.org/AntibioticResistance.php. Date accessed: December 7, 2018.)