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Drug-resistant infections led to $1.9 billion in health care costs, more than 10,000 deaths among older adults in one year

Drug-resistant infections led to $1.9 billion in health care costs, more than 10,000 deaths among older adults in one year

Infectious Diseases Society of America | A new study published today in Clinical Infectious Diseases highlights the cost and death toll amongst older adults in the US in 2017. The study calls for urgent federal action to stem the growing burden of infections caused by antibiotic resistance.

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