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Increasing Resistance of Acinetobacter Species to Imipenem in United States Hospitals, 1999-2006

January 3, 2010 | Journal Article

This article explores both national and regional trends in rates of Acinetobacter resistance to imipenem, an antibiotic often reserved as a last-line treatment for infections.

'Get Smart' About New Solutions to Antibiotic Resistance

November 18, 2010 | Story

RWJF-funded program is partnering with the CDC in a new campaign to raise awareness.

Pharmaceutical Conservation Key to Slowing Rise of Antibiotic-Resistant Infections

September 7, 2010 | News Release

Proposal would reward drug companies for reducing resistance.

Clinical and Economic Outcomes Attributable to Healthcare Associated Sepsis and Pneumonia

February 22, 1010 | Journal Article

A new study, based on national hospital discharge data, finds the clinical and economic costs of sepsis and pneumonia infections contracted while in the hospital are substantial and vary among patient groups. Commentary estimates that in 2006, 48,000 people died from these infections and there were $8.1 billion associated hospital costs.

Battling the Superbugs

February 26, 2009 | Commentary/Story

Some 5 percent of patients admitted to a U.S. hospital will contract an infection during their stay. Such infections cause a staggering 99,000 deaths per year, and a growing proportion no longer respond to a wide range of antibiotics. The RWJF-funded Extending the Cure project has published three op-ed articles recently on this critical topic.

New Study Shows Sepsis and Pneumonia Caused by Hospital-Acquired Infections Kill 48,000 Patients; Cost $8.1 Billion to Treat

February 21, 2010 | News Release/Video

Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) killed 48,000 people and ramped up health care costs by $8.1 billion in 2006 alone.

New Study Finds MRSA on the Rise in Hospital Outpatients

November 23, 2009 | News Release

Seven-fold Increase in Potentially Lethal Superbug

Risk Factors Associated with Ampicillin-Resistant Infection in Newborns in the Era of Group B Streptococcal Prophylaxis

June 1, 2004 | Journal Article

Since about 1996, doctors have routinely prescribed antibiotics such as ampicillin for pregnant women to prevent their newborns from getting group B streptococcal infections. Some recent studies suggest that low-birth-weight infants now develop othe ...

Antimicrobial Resistance and the Ethics of Drug Development

November 1, 2006 | Journal Article

Since the 1960s, scientists and pharmaceutical representatives have called for the advancement and development of new antimicrobial drugs to combat infectious diseases. In January 2005, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN), M.D., introduced a bi ...

CDC Analysis Finds Unique Social and Behavior Intervention Helps Reduce MRSA Rates Up To 62 Percent

March 20, 2009 | News Release/Video

"Positive deviance" efforts turn the tide on antibiotic-resistant infections.

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