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This nifty infographic quantifies antibiotic resistance

We hear that antibiotic resistance is on the rise, but it’s hard to quantify what that means. The below infographic does a nice job of it – telling us which bacteria is particularly threatening, and which antibiotics pale in comparison. It’s done by data journalist David McCandless, who has a trove of fantastic data visualizations on his site, […]

We hear that antibiotic resistance is on the rise, but it’s hard to quantify what that means. The below infographic does a nice job of it – telling us which bacteria is particularly threatening, and which antibiotics pale in comparison. It’s done by data journalist David McCandless, who has a trove of fantastic data visualizations on his site, Information is Beautiful:

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