PBS NewsHour Examines Growing Threat Of Antibiotic Resistance

PBS NewsHour: The problem with overusing antibiotics
“…[B]etween 2000 and 2015, antibiotic use more than doubled worldwide, according to a study by the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy, published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. … Here’s what we know about antibiotic resistance, and how researchers are trying to fight it…” (Santhanam, 3/29).

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