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The Economics of Pandemics The seminar will examine some key issues around disease outbreaks and the economic consequences of pandemics. Register now.	Stories and articles	09/18/2009
A Shot Against MRSA? An examination of the obstacles around developing a staph vaccine. Published In: Policy Responses to the Growing Threat of Antibiotic Resistance	Issue and policy briefs	04/23/2009
CDC Analysis Finds Unique Social and Behavior Intervention Helps Reduce MRSA Rates Up To 62 Percent The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Plexus Institute announced results from a multifaceted methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) prevention program that triggered significant reductions.	Video, News releases	03/20/2009
Battling the Superbugs 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...	Stories and articles, Speeches and commentaries	02/27/2009
Using Internet Searches for Influenza Surveillance An examination of Internet search terms identifies a relationship between frequency of Internet searches for influenza and actual influenza occurrence. Internet search terms may provide epidemiologists with a tool for rapid disease surveillance. Published In: Clinical Infectious Diseases (Supplement)	Journal articles	11/14/2008
Examining the Antibiotic Pipeline Extending the Cure looks at recently approved and late-stage development antibiotics to determine gaps in supply warranting enhanced research and development. Published In: Policy Responses to the Growing Threat of Antibiotic Resistance	Issue and policy briefs	05/29/2008
Which MRSA is It? Community-Acquired MRSA versus Hospital-Acquired MRSA A policy brief from RWJF grantee Extending the Cure discusses the responses to community-acquired MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). Published In: Policy Responses to the Growing Threat of Antibiotic Resistance	Issue and policy briefs, Primers	03/13/2008
Legislative Roundup for 2007 This policy brief from the RWJF grantee Extending the Cure provides a look back at 2007 state and federal legislation and regulation focusing on antibiotic-resistant infections. Published In: Policy Responses to the Growing Threat of Antibiotic Resistance	Issue and policy briefs, Primers, Legislative scans or reports	01/13/2008
Hospitalizations Due to a Drug-Resistant Bacterium Have Increased Sharply Since 1999 (from 2007: The Year in Research) The increasing frequency of hospitalizations due to MRSA poses a significant threat to Americans' health. What researchers found: Hospitalizations due to infection with Staphylococcus aureus increased 62 percent between 1999 and 2005, while...	Stories and articles	12/20/2007
Counting MRSA Cases By now, almost everyone has heard of MRSA-variants of the ubiquitous "staph" bacteria with resistance to traditional antibiotics. But the question remains, how serious is the problem nationally?This issue brief highlights two recent studies from... Published In: Policy Responses to the Growing Threat of Antibiotic Resistance	Issue and policy briefs	12/10/2007

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