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Median antibiotic resistance was most common in urinary tract (1 in 3) and bloodstream infections (1 in 6) and less so in gastrointestinal (1 in 15) and urogenital gonorrheal infections (1 in 125). These countries tend to have weaker health systems, limited diagnostic capacity to correctly detect bacterial infections and identify the best antibiotic, and restricted access to the essential antibiotics needed to properly treat infections, resulting in undertreatment and poorer outcomes. Countries need to do a much better job of collating representative data so that we can have a comprehensive and reliable picture of the situation at the country level," said Silvia Bertagnolio, MD, head of the WHO's AMR surveillance, evidence, and laboratory strengthening unit. Data more comprehensive, but gaps remain Despite the concerning rise in resistance, WHO officials say they are encouraged that more countries are submitting data to GLASS and enabling the creation of global AMR estimates, which to date has not been possible."