It makes reference to a report "Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2013" from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued on September 16, 2013 that highlights the urgency of taking action on dealing with antibiotic resistance. It mentions categories of bacteria ...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has just published a first-of-its-kind assessment of the threat the country faces from antibiotic-resistant organisms. The news isn't good.
To raise awareness of the burden and threats posedby antibiotic resistance and to encourage immedi-ate action, the United States (US) Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention (CDC) released its first everreport on antibiotic resistance threats in the US –Antibiotic resistance threats in the United...
“This setback can and must be temporary. The COVID-19 pandemic has unmistakably shown us that antimicrobial resistance will not stop if we let down our guard; there is no time to waste,” stated Michael Craig, MPP, and Director of CDC’s Antibiotic Resistance Coordination...
New nationwide testing in 2017 uncovered 221 instances of unusual resistance genes in what is known as “nightmare bacteria,” according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) monthly Vital Signs report, released last week. Germs with unusual antibiotic resistance (AR) include ...
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(HealthDay)—The burden and threats posed by antibiotic resistance infections are discussed in a report published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Noting thatantibiotic resistanceis a worldwide problem, researchers from the CDC discuss the burden and threat of antibiotic resis...
Concern has been growing about a rise in bacteria resistant to all or most antibiotics. Last year, public health labs around the country were asked to watch for and quickly respond to cases of advanced antibiotic resistance, especially to some last-resort antibiotics called carbapenems. ...
"We are very concerned about the possibility of the potential for untreatable gonorrhea," said Dr. Robert Kirkcaldy, a medical epidemiologist with the CDC's Division of STD Prevention. "Facing this threat ofdrug resistance, the CDC is taking the critical step to preserve the last remaining drug...
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a new resource: Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes, which has been developed to guide improvement in antibiotic prescribing ...