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CDC Study Estimates National Trends in Antibiotic Use Among US Hospitals

Posted on September 19, 2016

Blog: National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just published a study estimating patterns of US inpatient antibiotic use in recent years. The findings showed more widespread use by U.S. hospitals of powerful antibiotics designed to fight infections when less-robust antibiotics fail, which the researchers described as a “worrisome” development as bacteria grow increasingly immune to treatment. Read a full summary […]

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