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• Antibiotic Awareness Week To Emphasis Appropriate Prescribing Practices

  November 13, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  The CDC has launched Antibiotic Awareness week in an effort to increase public knowledge of overuse and the risks of antibiotic-resistant infections.

• CRE Superbug Infections May Be Widespread, Researchers Warn

  January 25, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  New research suggests that antibiotic-resistant CRE infections may be more widespread than expected, as they can be passed between asymptomatic patients.

• Nursing Home Patients May Carry Drug-Resistant Bacteria Into Hospitals: Study

  December 1, 2015

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study warn that five percent of nursing home patients admitted to hospitals carry colonies of a potentially deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria without showing symptoms.

• Antibiotic Resistant CRE Infections Are Emerging Threat, CDC Warns

  October 13, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  The CDC warns of a potential emerging threat from a previously rare form of drug-resistant infection, finding higher-than-expected rates in several major cities.

• Antibiotic-Resistant Infections in Hospitals Increasing in U.S.: CDC

  March 6, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  A deadly and potentially untreatable new form of bacteria is increasingly being seen in hospital patients throughout the United States,...