CDC issues new warning about superbugs

'Everyone is at risk' for antibiotic-resistant infections

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new have warning about superbugs says "everyone is at risk" for antibiotic-resistant infections, according to an article on the WFBO website.

The CDC reports more than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur in the United States each year and more than 35,000 people die as a result.

In total, there are 21 threats in this new warning.

One of urgent threats is from Clostridioides difficile. The CDC reports 223,900 cases in 2017 and at least 12,800 deaths.

Read the article.

December 10, 2019

Topic Area: Infection Control

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