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June 21, 2013 | Program Results Report
Researchers working through Extending the Cure published reports and journal articles on antibiotic resistance, proposed solutions, and disseminated findings. The project framed the challenge as one of safeguarding an essential social resource.
June 3, 2013 | Culture of Health Post
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria contribute to more deaths than AIDS, traffic accidents and flu combined. But new drugs are not the only weapon against them.
April 2, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Dr. Daniel J. Morgan, a physician and researcher for Extending the Cure, tells us what it’s like to face superbugs in the health care system and points out the critical role that hospitals can, and should, play in the effort to stop them.
March 5, 2013 | Report
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae are recognized in health care settings as a cause of difficut to treat infections associated with high mortality.
February 28, 2013 | Journal Article
Seasonal and age variations seen in hospital MRSA infection rates.
January 30, 2013 | Grantee/Infographic
Working to reduce drug-resistant infections by recognizing that antibiotics are a natural resource and developing new solutions.
January 28, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Beth Toner, RN explains how antibiotics don’t fight infections that are caused by viruses, including influenza.
November 15, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Grantee Ramanan Laxminarayan discusses antibiotic resistance.
August 21, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Extending the Cure Director Ramanan Laxminarayan examines the dangers of antibiotic overuse.
July 30, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Brian Quinn weighs in on Extending the Cure Project Director Ramanan Laxminarayan’s suggestion that we view antibiotics effectiveness as a natural resource.