Antibiotics are fundamental to modern medicine, essential for treating everything from routine skin infections to strep throat, and for protecting vulnerable patients receiving chemotherapy or being treated in intensive care units. But the proliferation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria—a result of decades of overuse in animal agriculture and human medicine combined with a lack of new drug development and innovation—has placed humanity on the precipice of what public health leaders call a “post-antibiotic” world in which even the most simple surgical procedure could have deadly consequences.
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Antibiotic Use in Human Health Care
Download the infographic Antibiotic Use in Human Health Care (One page PDF) Antibiotic Use in Human Health Care (Two page PDF) Read More
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#FarmerFriday: Celebrating Farmers Who Raise Animals Without Antibiotic Overuse
Farmer Friday provides a weekly opportunity to feature and thank farmers who raise their animals without routine antibiotic use. By using these drugs responsibly, these livestock producers are helping to ensure that antibiotics work for future generations. Read More
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Letter From Pew Thanking Senators Bennet and Hatch for Leadership on New Antibiotics Legislation
On Dec. 10, 2014, Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) introduced a bill to promote the development of much-needed antibiotics. Read More
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