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Improve antibiotic use to combat antibiotic resistance
  • Published Date:
    4/29/16
  • Language:
    English
Filetype[PDF - 132.70 KB]


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  • Corporate Authors:
    National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.)
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  • Description:
    CDC is working to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use.

    White House National Action Plan to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (CARB) Goal: By 2020, reduce inappropriate outpatient antibiotic use by 50%.

    Poster illustration: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2012). Fleming-Dutra, K et al. Prevalence of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions among US ambulatory care visits, 2010–2011. Journal of the American Medical Association. May 2016.

    CS265113-B

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    2016/16_265113-b_antibioresis_infographic_508.pdf

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    Poster
  • Collection(s):
    Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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