Mohammed Cancer chemotherapy had weakened Mohammed’s immune system, allowing an infection with a highly resistant type of E. coli to take hold. His doctors were able to successfully treat him with last-line antibiotics. Read his story
Daphne Daphne Deckers, a Dutch author, television host and actor, campaigns to raise awareness about antibiotic resistance following her personal experience with an E.coli superbug infection (Courtesy of WHO/Europe) Watch a video by WHO/Europe
Peggy Christian Lillis, son of Peggy Lillis, shares his personal story of losing his mother to an Clostridium difficile infection (C. difficile) caused by antibiotic use. (Courtesy of CDC) Watch a video by CDC
Kelly Antibiotics are being "overprescribed", leading to greater resistance, a former patient says. Kelly Strudwick was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection. (Courtesy of BBC) Watch a video on the BBC website
Paolo Paolo fell ill with a serious urinary tract infection with an E. coli resistant to many antibiotics. It took two months and three courses of different antibiotics before his infection was successfully treated. Read his story
Lill-Karin Lill-Karin caught a bacterium resistant to multiple antibiotics after a traffic accident followed by hospital stay while on holiday abroad. When transferred to a hospital back home, she had to be placed in a special room, isolated from other patients. Read her story
Addie A healthy 11-year-old girl from Tucson, Ariz., who spent months in the hospital fighting several antibiotic-resistant infections and needed a lung transplant to save her life. (Courtesy of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, IDsociety.org) Read her story on the IDSA website
David A 19-year-old from the Seattle area battles several NDM-1 positive antibiotic-resistant infections as he recovers from a train accident that cost him his right leg. (Courtesy of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, IDsociety.org) Read his story on the IDSA website
Tom A healthy and active father in Southern California whose life was torn apart by a painful infection with ESBL-producing E. coli - an antibiotic-resistant super bug.(Courtesy of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, IDsociety.org) Read his story on the IDSA website
Tatiana Just weeks after her wedding, Tatiana began feeling ill and was admitted to the hospital. The doctors then found out she had contracted MRSA. (Courtesy of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, IDsociety.org) Read her story on the IDSA website
Braxe A seemingly harmless ear infection turns into a life-threatening MRSA scare for a 2 ½ year old boy. Braxe's father tells his story. (Courtesy of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, IDsociety.org) Read the story on the IDSA website