This highly resistant stomach bug is on the rise

 

Antibiotic Resistance Project

This Highly Resistant Stomach Bug Is on the Rise THE WASHINGTON POST In the past, shigellosis had mostly affected children under 4, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued a national alert warning of an increase in people infected with strains that are highly resistant to available antibiotics. FULL STORY Superbug Measures Should Be in Pandemic-Prep Bill This month, we joined more than 200 organizations in urging Congress to include the PASTEUR Act in upcoming bipartisan legislation. The goal: spur antibiotic development and address antibiotic resistance's growing threat. WHY IT MATTERS Share to Show You Care What does National Kidney Month have to do with antibiotics? For one, people on dialysis are a hundred times more likely to contract a staph infection—and antibiotics are vital for treatment. Help spread the word on social media. IN THE MEDIA This Stomach Bug Isn't Responding to Antibiotics. Scientists Are Worried. THE NEW YORK TIMES Woman Goes Into Septic Shock After Giving Birth, Has Her Feet and Hands Amputated GOOD MORNING AMERICA A Top Antibiotic Expert Almost Died After a Gardening Cut Caused a Life-Threatening, Drug-Resistant Bacterial Infection INSIDER 'Looming Global Health Crisis': Urgent Action Needed to Prevent Spread of Drug-Resistant Superbugs, CSIRO Says THE GUARDIAN Groups Call on Congress to Support PASTEUR Act CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND RESEARCH POLICY

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