Repeated use of antibiotics has led to the existence of resistant strains of bacteria, which are immune to the effects of multiple different antibiotics. This has been described as a "serious, worldwide threat to public health" by the WHO. Similarly, Dr. Chan, the WHO's former Director-General, stated unequivocally that:

Antimicrobial resistance threatens the very core of modern medicine and the sustainability of an effective, global public health response to the enduring threat from infectious diseases.

One major source of antibiotic-resistant pathogens stems from use of antibiotics in animals raised for human consumption (Landers et al., 2012, Tang et al., 2018).

According to the CDC's 2019 Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States Report, at least 35,900 died from an antibiotic-resistant infection in 2019 in the United States.

How many annual deaths from antibiotic-resistant infections will have been estimated by the CDC to occurred in 2021 in the US?

This question resolves on the basis of publications by the CDC, such as their Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States reports, or collaborative studies of the CDC with external researchers. In case these studies are not available, admin may resolve it as the median estimate of a credible study, or the median of median estimates of multiple credible studies.