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Antimicrobial resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae)

Last updated on Thursday, 29 May 2025 at 04:00pm

This page provides information on resistance to antimicrobials in Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteraemia (bacteria found in blood specimens). Data breakdowns are available for England and by UKHSA Region.

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Antibiotics are grouped based on the UK-AWaRe classification. These are:

Access
Access antibiotics are with a narrow spectrum of activity, fewer side effects, lower costs, and importantly lower resistance potential. These are first or second choice antibiotics recommended for empiric treatment of the most common infections and should be widely available. That is to say, these antibiotics should offer the best therapeutic value while minimizing the potential for resistance.

Watch
Watch antibiotics have a higher resistance potential and are broader-spectrum antibiotics. These are first or second choice antibiotics indicated for a limited number of infective syndromes. As these antibiotics are considered to have a higher potential for selection of AMR, their use should be carefully monitored.

Reserve
Reserve antibiotics are “last resort” antibiotics, including new antibiotics. These are used for highly selected patients (life-threatening infections due to multi-drug-resistant bacteria) and are closely monitored and prioritized as targets of stewardship programmes to ensure continued effectiveness.

Resistance

Rolling monthly average percent of S. pneumoniae bacteraemia resistant to macrolides and penicillin. Monthly figures are shown as the first day of each month. For example, the figures for January 2022 are shown as at "1 Jan 2022".

Up to and including month of 1 Feb 2025

ChartThere are 2 plots on this chart. The horizontal X-axis is labelled 'date'. Whilst the vertical Y-axis is labelled 'metric'. This is plot number 1 on this chart. This is a dark blue solid line plot. The plot has a label of 'Macrolides (Watch)'. This plot shows data for S-pneumoniae. Specifically the metric 's-pneumoniae_testing_bacteraemiaPercentResistantRollingMonth' for the England area, along with the age banding of 'all' for the gender group of all. This plot shows data from 01 April 2020 to 01 February 2025. It rose from 6.35 on 01 April 2020 to 10.18 on 01 January 2021. It fell from 10.2 on 01 February 2021 to 7.64 on 01 November 2021. It fell from 7.25 on 01 December 2021 to 5.61 on 01 September 2022. It fell from 6.91 on 01 October 2022 to 4.81 on 01 July 2023. It rose from 5.03 on 01 August 2023 to 6.96 on 01 May 2024. And finally. It rose from 7.16 on 01 June 2024 to 7.73 on 01 February 2025. This is plot number 2 on this chart. This is a turquoise solid line plot. The plot has a label of 'Penicillin (Access)'. This plot shows data for S-pneumoniae. Specifically the metric 's-pneumoniae_testing_bacteraemiaPercentResistantRollingMonth' for the England area, along with the age banding of 'all' for the gender group of all. This plot shows data from 01 April 2020 to 01 February 2025. It rose from 2.51 on 01 April 2020 to 3.0 on 01 January 2021. It fell from 3.06 on 01 February 2021 to 1.96 on 01 November 2021. It fell from 2.26 on 01 December 2021 to 0.68 on 01 September 2022. It fell from 2.72 on 01 October 2022 to 2.36 on 01 July 2023. It rose from 2.42 on 01 August 2023 to 3.74 on 01 May 2024. And finally. It fell from 3.81 on 01 June 2024 to 2.14 on 01 February 2025. There is no reporting delay period being tracked for the data on this chart. - Refer to tabular data.
Tabular data

Resistance data for rolling monthly average percent of S. pneumoniae bacteraemia resistant to macrolides and penicillin. Monthly figures are shown as the first day of each month. For example, the figures for January 2022 are shown as at "1 Jan 2022".

Up to and including 1 February 2025

MonthMacrolides (Watch)Penicillin (Access)
1 Feb 20257.732.14
1 Jan 20258.462.22
1 Dec 20248.472.10
1 Nov 20248.321.75
1 Oct 20247.781.30
1 Sep 20247.332.46
1 Aug 20248.142.56
1 Jul 20247.563.82
1 Jun 20247.163.81
1 May 20246.963.74
1 Apr 20247.502.78
1 Mar 20247.532.78
1 Feb 20247.252.33
1 Jan 20246.432.12
1 Dec 20236.741.44
1 Nov 20237.261.38
1 Oct 20237.461.20
1 Sep 20236.072.19
1 Aug 20235.032.42
1 Jul 20234.812.36
1 Jun 20236.292.13
1 May 20237.321.72
1 Apr 20237.921.75
1 Mar 20237.581.40
1 Feb 20235.811.43
1 Jan 20235.601.72
1 Dec 20225.442.36
1 Nov 20226.833.13
1 Oct 20226.912.72
1 Sep 20225.610.68
1 Aug 20226.280.97
1 Jul 20225.321.35
1 Jun 20224.721.42
1 May 20223.721.26
1 Apr 20224.561.02
1 Mar 20225.521.20
1 Feb 20226.261.97
1 Jan 20226.341.74
1 Dec 20217.252.26
1 Nov 20217.641.96
1 Oct 20217.191.91
1 Sep 20215.661.33
1 Aug 20216.181.72
1 Jul 20216.382.36
1 Jun 20217.472.38
1 May 20216.872.35
1 Apr 20218.232.58
1 Mar 202110.192.54
1 Feb 202110.203.06
1 Jan 202110.183.00
1 Dec 20207.762.88
1 Nov 20207.893.03
1 Oct 20208.542.96
1 Sep 202010.084.11
1 Aug 202011.043.92
1 Jul 20208.923.38
1 Jun 202010.113.37
1 May 20207.792.41
1 Apr 20206.352.51
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Source: AMR module of Second Generation Surveillance System (SGSS). SGSS is a live reporting database, and therefore data is subject to change. Note 1: The chart shows a three-month rolling average, so the data shown for one month is the average across that month and the previous two months. Note 2: Interpreting national antibiotic resistance surveillance trends spanning European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) clinical breakpoint transition periods requires additional consideration to avoid misinterpretation of data.

Macrolides

Testing

Rolling monthly average number of S. pneumoniae bacteraemia tested for resistance to macrolides. Monthly figures are shown as the first day of each month. For example, the figures for January 2022 are shown as at "1 Jan 2022".

Up to and including month of 1 Feb 2025

ChartThere is only 1 plot on this chart. The horizontal X-axis is labelled 'date'. Whilst the vertical Y-axis is labelled 'metric'. This is a dark blue solid bar plot. This plot shows data for S-pneumoniae. Specifically the metric 's-pneumoniae_testing_bacteraemiaNumberTestedRollingMonth' for the England area, along with the age banding of 'all' for the gender group of all. This plot shows data from 01 April 2020 to 01 February 2025. It fell from 257.33 on 01 April 2020 to 95.0 on 01 January 2021. It rose from 81.67 on 01 February 2021 to 240.0 on 01 November 2021. It fell from 308.0 on 01 December 2021 to 160.33 on 01 September 2022. It rose from 197.67 on 01 October 2022 to 242.67 on 01 July 2023. It rose from 192.33 on 01 August 2023 to 368.67 on 01 May 2024. And finally. It rose from 321.33 on 01 June 2024 to 573.67 on 01 February 2025. There is no reporting delay period being tracked for the data on this chart. - Refer to tabular data.
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Testing data for rolling monthly average number of S. pneumoniae bacteraemia tested for resistance to macrolides. Monthly figures are shown as the first day of each month. For example, the figures for January 2022 are shown as at "1 Jan 2022".

Up to and including 1 February 2025

MonthNumber tested
1 Feb 2025573.67
1 Jan 2025563.33
1 Dec 2024492.00
1 Nov 2024308.67
1 Oct 2024227.00
1 Sep 2024182.00
1 Aug 2024213.00
1 Jul 2024273.33
1 Jun 2024321.33
1 May 2024368.67
1 Apr 2024417.67
1 Mar 2024456.00
1 Feb 2024514.67
1 Jan 2024471.67
1 Dec 2023420.33
1 Nov 2023275.33
1 Oct 2023205.67
1 Sep 2023159.33
1 Aug 2023192.33
1 Jul 2023242.67
1 Jun 2023302.00
1 May 2023359.67
1 Apr 2023395.67
1 Mar 2023417.67
1 Feb 2023510.67
1 Jan 2023487.67
1 Dec 2022447.33
1 Nov 2022263.67
1 Oct 2022197.67
1 Sep 2022160.33
1 Aug 2022185.67
1 Jul 2022213.00
1 Jun 2022247.33
1 May 2022250.67
1 Apr 2022241.00
1 Mar 2022205.33
1 Feb 2022239.67
1 Jan 2022273.33
1 Dec 2021308.00
1 Nov 2021240.00
1 Oct 2021190.00
1 Sep 2021141.33
1 Aug 2021151.00
1 Jul 2021156.67
1 Jun 2021151.67
1 May 2021121.33
1 Apr 202181.00
1 Mar 202168.67
1 Feb 202181.67
1 Jan 202195.00
1 Dec 2020111.67
1 Nov 2020118.33
1 Oct 2020109.33
1 Sep 202079.33
1 Aug 202054.33
1 Jul 202052.33
1 Jun 202062.67
1 May 2020132.67
1 Apr 2020257.33
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Source: AMR module of Second Generation Surveillance System (SGSS). SGSS is a live reporting database, and therefore data is subject to change. Note 1: The chart shows a three-month rolling average, so the data shown for one month is the average across that month and the previous two months. Note 2: Interpreting national antibiotic resistance surveillance trends spanning European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) clinical breakpoint transition periods requires additional consideration to avoid misinterpretation of data.

Testing

Rolling monthly average percent of S. pneumoniae bacteraemia tested for resistance to macrolides. Monthly figures are shown as the first day of each month. For example, the figures for January 2022 are shown as at "1 Jan 2022".

Up to and including month of 1 Feb 2025

ChartThere is only 1 plot on this chart. The horizontal X-axis is labelled 'date'. Whilst the vertical Y-axis is labelled 'metric'. This is a dark blue solid line plot. This plot shows data for S-pneumoniae. Specifically the metric 's-pneumoniae_testing_bacteraemiaPercentTestedRollingMonth' for the England area, along with the age banding of 'all' for the gender group of all. This plot shows data from 01 April 2020 to 01 February 2025. It rose from 93.8 on 01 April 2020 to 95.96 on 01 January 2021. It rose from 94.19 on 01 February 2021 to 96.0 on 01 November 2021. It fell from 95.95 on 01 December 2021 to 94.67 on 01 September 2022. It fell from 93.81 on 01 October 2022 to 92.02 on 01 July 2023. It rose from 91.43 on 01 August 2023 to 92.23 on 01 May 2024. And finally. It rose from 91.45 on 01 June 2024 to 91.68 on 01 February 2025. There is no reporting delay period being tracked for the data on this chart. - Refer to tabular data.
Tabular data

Testing data for rolling monthly average percent of S. pneumoniae bacteraemia tested for resistance to macrolides. Monthly figures are shown as the first day of each month. For example, the figures for January 2022 are shown as at "1 Jan 2022".

Up to and including 1 February 2025

Month% tested
1 Feb 202591.68
1 Jan 202591.84
1 Dec 202491.62
1 Nov 202491.12
1 Oct 202491.90
1 Sep 202491.46
1 Aug 202491.42
1 Jul 202491.61
1 Jun 202491.45
1 May 202492.23
1 Apr 202492.26
1 Mar 202493.25
1 Feb 202493.28
1 Jan 202492.53
1 Dec 202392.31
1 Nov 202391.36
1 Oct 202391.93
1 Sep 202390.86
1 Aug 202391.43
1 Jul 202392.02
1 Jun 202393.50
1 May 202394.23
1 Apr 202394.27
1 Mar 202394.99
1 Feb 202394.80
1 Jan 202395.12
1 Dec 202294.50
1 Nov 202294.27
1 Oct 202293.81
1 Sep 202294.67
1 Aug 202295.36
1 Jul 202295.09
1 Jun 202294.64
1 May 202293.98
1 Apr 202294.88
1 Mar 202294.47
1 Feb 202295.60
1 Jan 202295.45
1 Dec 202195.95
1 Nov 202196.00
1 Oct 202195.48
1 Sep 202194.63
1 Aug 202194.38
1 Jul 202193.98
1 Jun 202194.38
1 May 202195.28
1 Apr 202196.43
1 Mar 202194.44
1 Feb 202194.19
1 Jan 202195.96
1 Dec 202096.52
1 Nov 202097.52
1 Oct 202097.32
1 Sep 202097.53
1 Aug 202096.43
1 Jul 202098.11
1 Jun 202096.88
1 May 202095.65
1 Apr 202093.80
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Source: AMR module of Second Generation Surveillance System (SGSS). SGSS is a live reporting database, and therefore data is subject to change. Note 1: The chart shows a three-month rolling average, so the data shown for one month is the average across that month and the previous two months. Note 2: Interpreting national antibiotic resistance surveillance trends spanning European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) clinical breakpoint transition periods requires additional consideration to avoid misinterpretation of data.

Resistance

Rolling monthly average percent of S. pneumoniae bacteraemia resistant to macrolides. Monthly figures are shown as the first day of each month. For example, the figures for January 2022 are shown as at "1 Jan 2022".

Up to and including month of 1 Feb 2025

ChartThere is only 1 plot on this chart. The horizontal X-axis is labelled 'date'. Whilst the vertical Y-axis is labelled 'metric'. This is a dark blue solid line plot. This plot shows data for S-pneumoniae. Specifically the metric 's-pneumoniae_testing_bacteraemiaPercentResistantRollingMonth' for the England area, along with the age banding of 'all' for the gender group of all. This plot shows data from 01 April 2020 to 01 February 2025. It rose from 6.35 on 01 April 2020 to 10.18 on 01 January 2021. It fell from 10.2 on 01 February 2021 to 7.64 on 01 November 2021. It fell from 7.25 on 01 December 2021 to 5.61 on 01 September 2022. It fell from 6.91 on 01 October 2022 to 4.81 on 01 July 2023. It rose from 5.03 on 01 August 2023 to 6.96 on 01 May 2024. And finally. It rose from 7.16 on 01 June 2024 to 7.73 on 01 February 2025. There is no reporting delay period being tracked for the data on this chart. - Refer to tabular data.
Tabular data

Resistance data for rolling monthly average percent of S. pneumoniae bacteraemia resistant to macrolides. Monthly figures are shown as the first day of each month. For example, the figures for January 2022 are shown as at "1 Jan 2022".

Up to and including 1 February 2025

Month% resistant
1 Feb 20257.73
1 Jan 20258.46
1 Dec 20248.47
1 Nov 20248.32
1 Oct 20247.78
1 Sep 20247.33
1 Aug 20248.14
1 Jul 20247.56
1 Jun 20247.16
1 May 20246.96
1 Apr 20247.50
1 Mar 20247.53
1 Feb 20247.25
1 Jan 20246.43
1 Dec 20236.74
1 Nov 20237.26
1 Oct 20237.46
1 Sep 20236.07
1 Aug 20235.03
1 Jul 20234.81
1 Jun 20236.29
1 May 20237.32
1 Apr 20237.92
1 Mar 20237.58
1 Feb 20235.81
1 Jan 20235.60
1 Dec 20225.44
1 Nov 20226.83
1 Oct 20226.91
1 Sep 20225.61
1 Aug 20226.28
1 Jul 20225.32
1 Jun 20224.72
1 May 20223.72
1 Apr 20224.56
1 Mar 20225.52
1 Feb 20226.26
1 Jan 20226.34
1 Dec 20217.25
1 Nov 20217.64
1 Oct 20217.19
1 Sep 20215.66
1 Aug 20216.18
1 Jul 20216.38
1 Jun 20217.47
1 May 20216.87
1 Apr 20218.23
1 Mar 202110.19
1 Feb 202110.20
1 Jan 202110.18
1 Dec 20207.76
1 Nov 20207.89
1 Oct 20208.54
1 Sep 202010.08
1 Aug 202011.04
1 Jul 20208.92
1 Jun 202010.11
1 May 20207.79
1 Apr 20206.35
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Source: AMR module of Second Generation Surveillance System (SGSS). SGSS is a live reporting database, and therefore data is subject to change. Note 1: The chart shows a three-month rolling average, so the data shown for one month is the average across that month and the previous two months. Note 2: Interpreting national antibiotic resistance surveillance trends spanning European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) clinical breakpoint transition periods requires additional consideration to avoid misinterpretation of data.

Penicillin

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Rolling monthly average number of S. pneumoniae bacteraemia tested for resistance to penicillin. Monthly figures are shown as the first day of each month. For example, the figures for January 2022 are shown as at "1 Jan 2022".

Up to and including month of 1 Feb 2025

ChartThere is only 1 plot on this chart. The horizontal X-axis is labelled 'date'. Whilst the vertical Y-axis is labelled 'metric'. This is a dark blue solid bar plot. This plot shows data for S-pneumoniae. Specifically the metric 's-pneumoniae_testing_bacteraemiaNumberTestedRollingMonth' for the England area, along with the age banding of 'all' for the gender group of all. This plot shows data from 01 April 2020 to 01 February 2025. It fell from 252.33 on 01 April 2020 to 89.0 on 01 January 2021. It rose from 76.33 on 01 February 2021 to 220.67 on 01 November 2021. It fell from 280.33 on 01 December 2021 to 146.33 on 01 September 2022. It rose from 184.0 on 01 October 2022 to 226.0 on 01 July 2023. It rose from 179.33 on 01 August 2023 to 338.67 on 01 May 2024. And finally. It rose from 297.33 on 01 June 2024 to 530.67 on 01 February 2025. There is no reporting delay period being tracked for the data on this chart. - Refer to tabular data.
Tabular data

Testing data for rolling monthly average number of S. pneumoniae bacteraemia tested for resistance to penicillin. Monthly figures are shown as the first day of each month. For example, the figures for January 2022 are shown as at "1 Jan 2022".

Up to and including 1 February 2025

MonthNumber tested
1 Feb 2025530.67
1 Jan 2025525.33
1 Dec 2024459.33
1 Nov 2024286.00
1 Oct 2024205.00
1 Sep 2024162.67
1 Aug 2024195.67
1 Jul 2024253.33
1 Jun 2024297.33
1 May 2024338.67
1 Apr 2024384.00
1 Mar 2024420.00
1 Feb 2024471.67
1 Jan 2024441.00
1 Dec 2023394.33
1 Nov 2023265.33
1 Oct 2023194.67
1 Sep 2023152.00
1 Aug 2023179.33
1 Jul 2023226.00
1 Jun 2023281.33
1 May 2023329.67
1 Apr 2023361.33
1 Mar 2023382.00
1 Feb 2023467.67
1 Jan 2023446.00
1 Dec 2022409.67
1 Nov 2022244.67
1 Oct 2022184.00
1 Sep 2022146.33
1 Aug 2022171.00
1 Jul 2022197.33
1 Jun 2022234.00
1 May 2022238.67
1 Apr 2022229.33
1 Mar 2022194.67
1 Feb 2022219.67
1 Jan 2022249.00
1 Dec 2021280.33
1 Nov 2021220.67
1 Oct 2021174.33
1 Sep 2021125.67
1 Aug 2021136.00
1 Jul 2021141.00
1 Jun 2021140.33
1 May 2021113.33
1 Apr 202177.67
1 Mar 202165.67
1 Feb 202176.33
1 Jan 202189.00
1 Dec 2020104.00
1 Nov 2020110.00
1 Oct 2020101.33
1 Sep 202073.00
1 Aug 202051.00
1 Jul 202049.33
1 Jun 202059.33
1 May 2020124.67
1 Apr 2020252.33
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Source: AMR module of Second Generation Surveillance System (SGSS). SGSS is a live reporting database, and therefore data is subject to change. Note 1: The chart shows a three-month rolling average, so the data shown for one month is the average across that month and the previous two months. Note 2: Interpreting national antibiotic resistance surveillance trends spanning European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) clinical breakpoint transition periods requires additional consideration to avoid misinterpretation of data.

Testing

Rolling monthly average percent of S. pneumoniae bacteraemia tested for resistance to penicillin. Monthly figures are shown as the first day of each month. For example, the figures for January 2022 are shown as at "1 Jan 2022".

Up to and including month of 1 Feb 2025

ChartThere is only 1 plot on this chart. The horizontal X-axis is labelled 'date'. Whilst the vertical Y-axis is labelled 'metric'. This is a dark blue solid line plot. This plot shows data for S-pneumoniae. Specifically the metric 's-pneumoniae_testing_bacteraemiaPercentTestedRollingMonth' for the England area, along with the age banding of 'all' for the gender group of all. This plot shows data from 01 April 2020 to 01 February 2025. It fell from 91.97 on 01 April 2020 to 89.9 on 01 January 2021. It fell from 88.37 on 01 February 2021 to 88.0 on 01 November 2021. It fell from 87.23 on 01 December 2021 to 86.39 on 01 September 2022. It fell from 87.62 on 01 October 2022 to 85.93 on 01 July 2023. It fell from 85.24 on 01 August 2023 to 84.71 on 01 May 2024. And finally. It rose from 84.62 on 01 June 2024 to 84.8 on 01 February 2025. There is no reporting delay period being tracked for the data on this chart. - Refer to tabular data.
Tabular data

Testing data for rolling monthly average percent of S. pneumoniae bacteraemia tested for resistance to penicillin. Monthly figures are shown as the first day of each month. For example, the figures for January 2022 are shown as at "1 Jan 2022".

Up to and including 1 February 2025

Month% tested
1 Feb 202584.80
1 Jan 202585.64
1 Dec 202485.47
1 Nov 202484.62
1 Oct 202483.00
1 Sep 202481.41
1 Aug 202483.69
1 Jul 202484.90
1 Jun 202484.62
1 May 202484.71
1 Apr 202484.96
1 Mar 202485.89
1 Feb 202485.48
1 Jan 202486.64
1 Dec 202386.59
1 Nov 202388.04
1 Oct 202387.00
1 Sep 202386.86
1 Aug 202385.24
1 Jul 202385.93
1 Jun 202387.00
1 May 202386.35
1 Apr 202386.16
1 Mar 202387.02
1 Feb 202386.80
1 Jan 202387.11
1 Dec 202286.47
1 Nov 202287.46
1 Oct 202287.62
1 Sep 202286.39
1 Aug 202288.14
1 Jul 202287.95
1 Jun 202289.66
1 May 202289.47
1 Apr 202290.16
1 Mar 202289.40
1 Feb 202287.60
1 Jan 202287.06
1 Dec 202187.23
1 Nov 202188.00
1 Oct 202187.44
1 Sep 202183.89
1 Aug 202185.00
1 Jul 202184.94
1 Jun 202187.50
1 May 202188.98
1 Apr 202191.67
1 Mar 202190.28
1 Feb 202188.37
1 Jan 202189.90
1 Dec 202090.43
1 Nov 202090.91
1 Oct 202090.18
1 Sep 202090.12
1 Aug 202091.07
1 Jul 202092.45
1 Jun 202092.19
1 May 202089.86
1 Apr 202091.97
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Source: AMR module of Second Generation Surveillance System (SGSS). SGSS is a live reporting database, and therefore data is subject to change. Note 1: The chart shows a three-month rolling average, so the data shown for one month is the average across that month and the previous two months. Note 2: Interpreting national antibiotic resistance surveillance trends spanning European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) clinical breakpoint transition periods requires additional consideration to avoid misinterpretation of data.

Resistance

Rolling monthly average percent of S. pneumoniae bacteraemia resistant to penicillin. Monthly figures are shown as the first day of each month. For example, the figures for January 2022 are shown as at "1 Jan 2022".

Up to and including month of 1 Feb 2025

ChartThere is only 1 plot on this chart. The horizontal X-axis is labelled 'date'. Whilst the vertical Y-axis is labelled 'metric'. This is a dark blue solid line plot. This plot shows data for S-pneumoniae. Specifically the metric 's-pneumoniae_testing_bacteraemiaPercentResistantRollingMonth' for the England area, along with the age banding of 'all' for the gender group of all. This plot shows data from 01 April 2020 to 01 February 2025. It rose from 2.51 on 01 April 2020 to 3.0 on 01 January 2021. It fell from 3.06 on 01 February 2021 to 1.96 on 01 November 2021. It fell from 2.26 on 01 December 2021 to 0.68 on 01 September 2022. It fell from 2.72 on 01 October 2022 to 2.36 on 01 July 2023. It rose from 2.42 on 01 August 2023 to 3.74 on 01 May 2024. And finally. It fell from 3.81 on 01 June 2024 to 2.14 on 01 February 2025. There is no reporting delay period being tracked for the data on this chart. - Refer to tabular data.
Tabular data

Resistance data for rolling monthly average percent of S. pneumoniae bacteraemia resistant to penicillin. Monthly figures are shown as the first day of each month. For example, the figures for January 2022 are shown as at "1 Jan 2022".

Up to and including 1 February 2025

Month% resistant
1 Feb 20252.14
1 Jan 20252.22
1 Dec 20242.10
1 Nov 20241.75
1 Oct 20241.30
1 Sep 20242.46
1 Aug 20242.56
1 Jul 20243.82
1 Jun 20243.81
1 May 20243.74
1 Apr 20242.78
1 Mar 20242.78
1 Feb 20242.33
1 Jan 20242.12
1 Dec 20231.44
1 Nov 20231.38
1 Oct 20231.20
1 Sep 20232.19
1 Aug 20232.42
1 Jul 20232.36
1 Jun 20232.13
1 May 20231.72
1 Apr 20231.75
1 Mar 20231.40
1 Feb 20231.43
1 Jan 20231.72
1 Dec 20222.36
1 Nov 20223.13
1 Oct 20222.72
1 Sep 20220.68
1 Aug 20220.97
1 Jul 20221.35
1 Jun 20221.42
1 May 20221.26
1 Apr 20221.02
1 Mar 20221.20
1 Feb 20221.97
1 Jan 20221.74
1 Dec 20212.26
1 Nov 20211.96
1 Oct 20211.91
1 Sep 20211.33
1 Aug 20211.72
1 Jul 20212.36
1 Jun 20212.38
1 May 20212.35
1 Apr 20212.58
1 Mar 20212.54
1 Feb 20213.06
1 Jan 20213.00
1 Dec 20202.88
1 Nov 20203.03
1 Oct 20202.96
1 Sep 20204.11
1 Aug 20203.92
1 Jul 20203.38
1 Jun 20203.37
1 May 20202.41
1 Apr 20202.51
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