What everyone should know about antibiotic resistance

 

Antibiotic Resistance Project

Experts Agree: The PASTEUR Act Can Save Lives Groups representing health care providers, public health professionals, scientists, patients, and the biotech and diagnostics industries came together last month in support of addressing the mounting threat of antibiotic resistance. WHAT'S AT STAKE QUOTE OF NOTE "[E]very American—and every global citizen—is in jeopardy of contracting a drug-resistant infection for which current therapeutics are insufficient." See the full statement from the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease, and Pew Share: What Everyone Should Know About Resistance Antibiotic-resistant infections increased 15% during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic alone. Our new slideshow outlines the threat. SEE IT ON INSTAGRAM Learn To “See” C. Difficile To Protect Yourself From This Serious Infection FORBES Clostridioides difficile, formerly known as Clostridium difficile, causes almost half a million infections in the U.S. yearly. It's time more people knew about the bacterial infection—and why antibiotics are so vital in treating it. LEARN MORE IN THE MEDIA Drug-Resistant Infections Kill 35,000 People Each Year in Europe BLOOMBERG Pandemic Holds Back Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance FINANCIAL TIMES (SUBSCRIPTION NEEDED) Sepsis Alliance Survey Reveals Antimicrobial Resistance and Antibiotic Resistance Considered 'Major Problem' to Healthcare Professionals SEPSIS ALLIANCE Antibiotics Could Now Be the Cause of Illness THE AUSTRALIAN Flu and R.S.V. Hit the Holidays, Heightening Demand for Antibiotics and Antivirals THE NEW YORK TIMES

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