Improvements in infection control and antibiotic prescribing could save 37,000 lives over five years and billions of dollars in medical care costs, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Inappropriate antibiotic use and slack infection control practices have led to the spread of C. difficile and drug-resistant bacteria, such as carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and resistant