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Preserving the Power of Antibiotics for Humans and Animals
Guest Author: Dr. Lonnie King The single most important action to slow the development and spread of antibiotic-resistant infections is for every one of us to improve the way antibiotics are prescribed and used. Antibiotics in human and veterinary medicine remain the cornerstone of treating and preventing serious bacterial infections. However, it will take commitment Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentThe Global Battle against Antibiotic Resistance
Earlier this week, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Center for Global Health featured two posts in their Our Global Voices blog to highlight antibiotic resistance as a global threat and shared a story around lessons learned from a campaign in Egypt. Antibiotic resistance is a problem that must be faced squarely in every Read More >
Posted on byNo Man Is An Island: The Antibiotic Resistance Bell Tolls For Us All
Guest Author: Everly Macario My hearty and angelic son, Simon Sol Sparrow, was 18 months old when he died from a rapid onset infection. We took him to the hospital in the evening and by the following morning he was gone. Months later, we learned from the autopsy results that the cause of his death Read More >
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Guest Author: Scott Weissman, M.D. Seattle Children’s Hospital In medicine, it is not uncommon for a single patient to provide doctors with an exceptional and life-changing medical education that cannot be acquired from any textbook. In 2006, I met one of those patients – a young woman, whose struggle with persistent urinary tract infections ultimately Read More >
Posted on by 2 CommentsAvoid Long-Term Consequences, Use Antibiotics Appropriately
Author: Dr. Martin Blaser Director of the Human Microbiome Program at NYU All of us can recall situations in which we or a loved one have come down with an infection and required a trip to the doctor. Between the discomfort and the uncertainty of whether or not the infection will become worse, illness is Read More >
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