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Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the US | CDC Features

antibiotics  united states  resistance  threats  antimicrobial resistance  drug resistance  antibiotic resistance  CDC Features  Antimicrobial  antibiotic threat  AR  AR Report 

Antibiotics are powerful tools for fighting illness and disease, but overuse of antibiotics has helped create bacteria that are outsmarting the drugs used to treat them.

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Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Rare Disease, Especially for the Healthy | CDC Features

disease  necrotizing  fasciitis  especially  abcs  drug resistance  antibiotic resistance  CDC Features  gas  necrotizing fasciitis  flesh-eating disease  flesh-decaying disease  flesh-eating bacteria  Group A Streptococcus  Group A strep  bacterial surveillance  Active Bacterial Core  emerging infection  bacterial disease  connective tissue 

Recent media stories about 'flesh-eating' bacteria may have you worried. But CDC's cutting-edge tracking methods, like Active Bacterial Core surveillance (ABCs), show no rise in annual cases.

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Mission Critical: Preventing Antibiotic Resistance | CDC Features

features  CDC  antibiotics  resistance  antibiotic  mission  antibiotic resistance  CDC Features  Get Smart 

Can you imagine a day when antibiotics don’t work anymore? It’s concerning to think that the antibiotics that we depend upon for everything from skin and ear infections to life-threatening bloodstream infections could no longer work. Unfortunately, the threat of untreatable infections is very real.

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CDC Building 24: Media Fact Sheet: June 20, 2011

antimicrobial resistance  antibiotic resistance  world health day 

Antimicrobial Resistance Posing Growing Health Threat

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Antibiotics Aren't Always the Answer: Chart | CDC Features

antibiotics  medication  cold  drugs  sinusitis  sinus infection  antimicrobial resistance  drug resistance  antibiotic resistance  bronchitis  CDC Features  ear infection  sore throat  Antimicrobial  antibiotic use  Get Smart About Antibiotics Week  upper respiratory infection  Get Smart Week  strep throat  chest cold 

Antibiotics do not fight infections caused by viruses like colds, most sore throats and bronchitis, and some ear infections. Unneeded antibiotics may lead to future antibiotic-resistant infections. Symptom relief might be the best treatment option.

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Preventing Antibiotic Resistance - We All Have a Role to Play: Charts | CDC Features

drug resistance  antibiotic resistance  CDC Features  Get Smart  Clostridium difficile 

Today, infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria have become increasingly common in healthcare and community settings. Antibiotic development is dwindling. Learn what patients and healthcare providers can do to prevent antibiotic resistance.

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Making Health Care Safer | Vital Signs

antibiotics  antibiotic resistance  Diarrhea  allergic reactions  prescribing practices  super-resistant infections 

CDC Vital Signs links science, policy, and communications with the intent of communicating a call-to-action for the public. CDC Vital Signs provides the most recent, comprehensive data on key indicators of important health topics.

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Making Health Care Safer infographic

antibiotics  antibiotic resistance  Diarrhea  CDC Vital Signs  allergic reactions  prescribing practices  super-resistant infections 

Antibiotics save lives, but poor prescribing practices are putting patients at unnecessary risk for preventable allergic reactions, super-resistant infections, and deadly diarrhea. Errors in prescribing decisions also contribute to antibiotic resistance, making these drugs less likely to work in the future.

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CDC's 63rd Annual Epidemic Intelligence Services (EIS) Conference Began Today: Features "Disease Detectives" and Their Work To Save Lives | Digital Press Kit | CDC Online Newsroom

antibiotics  antibiotic resistance  Global Health  Antimicrobial  prescription drug overdose  antibiotic use  global health security  prescription drug overdose deaths 

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today began its 63rd Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference in Atlanta, a week-long event to feature the life-saving work of its current EIS officers, or “disease detectives” and welcome the incoming class of officers to the two-year post-graduate EIS program.

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Drug-Resistant Travelers' Diarrhea | CDC Features

antibiotic resistance  Diarrhea  CDC Features  international travel  travelers' diarrhea 

Incorrect use of antibiotics can promote drug resistance in the bacteria that cause travelers’ diarrhea. Travelers should stick to safe food and beverage practices and use antibiotics responsibly.

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