The Threat of Antibiotic Resistance

Antibiotic resistance is exploding in numbers as well as severity and the trends are alarming. One lethal bacteria, called CRE, has spread to 44 states in the last 10 years. Clostridium difficile, which causes deadly diarrhea, is up 400% since 2007 And 67% of Salmonella Typhi cases are resistant to at least one antibiotic Every year, more than 2 million people in the United States get infections resistant to antibiotics designed to fight them. For the FIRST TIME, CDC has ranked these infections into categories-- urgent, serious and concerning - based on the severity of illness they cause, how often they occur and how quickly they could spread. 23,000 people die each year from these infections, many more by complications they cause. CDC recommends 4 actions. ALL must be taken. prevent infections and the spread of disease track drug-resistant bacteria improve use of antibiotics and find new drugs and diagnostic tests for resistant bacteria. The time for action is NOW to reverse these deadly 27 00:01:18,934 trends.