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      2019 Antibiotic Resistance Threats Report
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    Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP)
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      • How Antibiotic Resistance Happens
      • 5 Things To Know
      • COVID-19 & Antibiotic Resistance
    • Where Resistance Spreadsplus icon
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        • List of Innovation Projects
      • U.S. Action & Eventsplus icon
        • National Action Plan
        • The AMR Challenge, 2019
        • Forum on Antibiotic Stewardship, 2015
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      • Feature Stories: CDC Solutionsplus icon
        • Pilot to Test for Drug-resistant Gonorrhea in Emergency Departments
        • CDC’s Priority to Address Health Equity Issues
        • Protecting Patients and Healthcare Personnel from COVID-19
        • CDC & AR experts discuss addressing AR after COVID-19
        • CDC Partners Estimate Healthcare Cost of Antibiotic-resistant Infections
        • Exploring New Approaches to Diagnose Clostridiodes difficile Infections
        • Tailoring Antibiotic Treatment For Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
        • CDC is Taking Global Action to Fight AR
        • Tracking Antibiotic Resistance in Kenya and Senegal
        • CDC Core Elements to Help Resource-limited Settings Improve Antibiotic Use
        • Antibiotic Resistance: A Global Threat
        • Combating Antimicrobial Resistance in Vietnam
        • Pilot Program Accelerates Antibiotic Testing
        • Stop Spread of Unusual Antibiotic Resistance
        • Stopping C. auris in an Oklahoma Hospital
        • New CDC Network Established as Fungal Threat Emerges
        • C. auris: CDC’s Response to a Global Emerging Threat
        • Improving Antibiotic Prescribing with Rapid Diagnostics and Education
        • CDC and Partners Tackle Drug-Resistant TB in India
        • Newly Reported Gene, mcr -1, Threatens Last-Resort Antibiotics
    • AR Lab Networks
    • AR Isolate Bank
    • Transatlantic Taskforce (TATFAR)
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