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Antibiotic Resistance Project

COVID-19 Hidden Threat: Superbugs Antibiotic resistance is a growing global menace—one that could be exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. Former CDC director Julie Gerberding explains in STAT. FULL STORY Action You Can Take During This Pandemic Although COVID-19 is caused by a virus and cannot be treated with antibiotics, those infected have a risk of contracting secondary bacterial infections—which can be resistant to multiple antibiotics, and even deadly. Remind your member of Congress of the need for more antibiotic funding. SEND A MESSAGE

New Data: Still Too Few Antibiotics in Development Only 41 antibiotics are in global clinical development—and only one-quarter of them are the kind of novel antibiotics that we need to overcome resistance. LATEST FINDINGS

Anthony Fauci on 'Significant' Superbug Challenge Patients with weakened immune systems due to viruses are at risk for infections that require antibiotics. Yet the more we use these lifesaving drugs, the less effective they become. We talked to Dr. Anthony Fauci in 2018 to find out what's needed for particularly dangerous bacteria. Q & A

IN THE MEDIA Antibiotic Resistance Could Lead to More COVID-19 Deaths SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN 'It Is Not Science Fiction Anymore': Coronavirus Exposes U.S. Vulnerability to Biowarfare POLITICO Forecasting the Long-Term Effects of the Coronavirus on American Society NPR COVID-19: Linkage with Pneumonia and Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria FINANCIAL EXPRESS CDC Studies Show Drop in MDR Bacteria, C. Diff in U.S. Hospitals CIDRAP

Antibiotics are fundamental to modern medicine, essential for treating everything from routine skin infections to strep throat, and for protecting vulnerable patients receiving chemotherapy or being treated in intensive care units.

Pew's antibiotic resistance project is working to ensure both the prudent use of existing drugs and a robust pipeline of new drugs in order to meet current and future patient needs.

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