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CDC Calls Out Antibiotic Prescribing Problems
Lisa Schnirring | Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) | March 4, 2014
In a major report today that looked at antibiotic usage, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said some clinicians in similar hospital units prescribe triple the amounts, with some making the types of errors that fuel drug-resistance problems that put many more patients at risk. Read More »
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White House Actions On Antibiotic Resistance: Big Steps, Plus Disappointments
Maryn McKenna | WIRED | September 22, 2014
The United States government proposed several important steps last week that, if accomplished, will significantly change how this country attempts to counter the advance of antibiotic resistance, bringing us within reach of the more complete programs which exist in Europe. But as significant as it is, the new program has some perplexing gaps that left experts attending to the issue disappointed...
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