Someone in the United States gets an antibiotic-resistant infection every 11 seconds, on average, and every 15 minutes someone dies, according to the CDC.
Still, the new report found that resistance to essential antibiotics is increasing in 7 of 18 germs on the CDC's overall list of antibiotic-resistant threats. The new report also revealed that the threat of antibiotic-resistant germs is much worse than thought when the alarm was first sounded.
There were nearly twice as many annual deaths from antibiotic-resistant infections as the CDC first reported in 2013, the new data showed. Back then, the CDC estimated that 23,000 deaths each year were caused by antibiotic-resistant germs. Their new estimate holds that 44,000 people a year were dying due to these infections, Craig said. People can help fight antibiotic resistance by not requesting the medications for every illness that comes their way, Casalotti said.If you are prescribed antibiotics, take them as directed for the full course of treatment, Casalotti added. Antibiotics are prescribed in a way to completely wipe out infectious bacteria so they don't have a chance to survive and gain resistance. "Just because you feel better on day three doesn't mean you shouldn't finish the whole course. Just because your kid's sleeping through the night doesn't mean you shouldn't be continuing to make sure they get their medicine on time every day," Casalotti said.Hilary Babcock, M.D., M.P.H., president, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America; Robert Redfield, M.D., director, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Adriane Casalotti, M.P.H., M.S.W., chief, government and public affairs, National Association of County and City Health Officials; Michael Craig, M.P.P., senior adviser, Antibiotic Resistance Coordination and Strategy Unit, CDC; Nov. 13, 2019,Copyright © 2013-2018 HealthDay. All rights reserved.
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