CDC’S AR Lab Network Uncovers Antibiotic Resistance & Silent Spread: CDC Vital Signs: April 3, 2018

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Office of Infectious Diseases. ; Centers for Disease Control and Preventioni (U.S.). Office of the Associate Director for Communications.
• Description:
  AR LAB NETWORK
  
  1 in 4 bacteria tested was positive:
  
  • 25% of the germs had special genes that allow them to spread their resistance to other germs. In response, many investigations were conducted and screening tests were performed.
  
  1 in 10 screening tests was positive:
  
  • If left undetected, patients without symptoms could continue spreading rare, hard-to-treat germs in the health care facility.
  
  ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE CAN SPREAD
  
  • From people with and without symptoms of infection
  
  • Between facilities
  
  • Between germs
  
  SOURCE: CDC Vital Signs, April 2018.
  
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• Subjects:
  Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology Cross Infection Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial Hospitals Infection Control
• Series:
  Vital Signs
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  1 poster
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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