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CDC Vital Signs Report: Containing Unusual Resistance

Posted on April 06, 2018

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

Health departments working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Antibiotic Resistance (AR) Lab Network found more than 220 instances of germs with “unusual” antibiotic resistance genes in the United States last year, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report. Germs with “unusual resistance” are resistant to all or most antibiotics tested, making them […]

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