BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – According to the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, antibiotic resistance is a “quickly growing, extremely dangerous problem.” In fact, world health leaders have ...

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Centers for Disease Control says antibiotic-resistance is one of the most pressing threats facing the world right now. It occurs when bacteria don’t respond to the ...

The CDC on Wednesday updated its Antibiotic Resistance Investment Map, which offers an interactive breakdown of monetary investment and progress in the fight against superbugs. The map offers ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae have grown more resistant to last-resort antibiotics over the past 10 years. Enterobacteriaceae ...

The new research will include initiatives geared toward developing infection prevention techniques by using microorganisms present in the human body, or microbiome, to predict and assess the ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to launch its Antibiotic Use and Resistance reporting module this week. The system will allow hospitals to track all dispensed antibiotics and look ...

Share on Pinterest The CDC issued a warning over a multi-drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” that’s been surging in the United States. Getty Images A new CDC report found a sharp increase in ...

Focusing on pathogen reduction and treatments that restore beneficial bacteria in a patient’s microbiome may be key in the fight against growing antibiotic resistance, a CDC report published May 22 ...

The latest issue of the CDC’s monthly Vital Signs report is taking serious aim at correcting practices relating to antibiotic resistance, including recommendations for antibiotic prescription, ...

The CDC has unveiled a new interactive tool that will allow people to track antibiotic resistance in four bacteria over the past 18 years. The tool includes data on Campylobacter, E. coli, salmonella ...

Cexifime, one of several treatments for the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea, is becoming less effective against the infection, according to a CDC report. The findings, published Nov. 3 in the ...

Carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CP-CRE) are bacteria capable of neutralizing powerful antibiotics. CP-CRE bacteria are very difficult to treat and potentially deadly, ...