CDC Says These Superbugs Kill 50,000 Americans Per Year

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1. 15d ago
   
   first Healio indie

   Millions at risk for drug-resistant infections, CDC says

   Federal data published Tuesday showed an increase in infections and deaths related to drug resistance in the United States since the last time the CDC issued a report on the subject years ago. Overall infections caused by antimicrobial-resistant pathogens climbed to almost 10 million in 2023 and…

2. 14d ago
   
   Healthline mainstream study observational

   Drug-Resistant ‘Superbugs’ Linked to More Than 50,000 Deaths a Year, CDC Says

   A CDC report shows an increase in drug-resistant superbugs across the United States. Abraham Gonzalez Fernandez · Moment/Getty Drug-resistant bacteria and fungi cause roughly 9.7 million infections and 50,800 deaths annually in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and…

3. 13d ago
   
   MedPage Today indie

   CDC Says These Superbugs Kill 50,000 Americans Per Year

   (MedPage Today) -- Candida auris, Acinetobacter, Enterobacterales, and Neisseria gonorrhoeae topped the CDC's revised list of drug-resistant pathogens that threaten public health and demand aggressive action. The CDC's updated 2026 Antimicrobial...

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