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Media Releases

Contact information: Call (404) 639-3286, e-mail media@cdc.gov, or visit CDC’s Media website

CDC Investments and Action

• More People in the United States Dying from Antibiotic-Resistant Infections than Previously Estimated (Nov. 2019 press release)
• CDC Releases 2019 AR Threats Reportexternal icon (Nov. 2019 digital press kit)
• United States Gathers 350 Commitments to Combat Antibiotic Resistance, Action Must Continue (Sept. 2019 press release)

• U. S. Challenges World to Intensify Global Fight against Antibiotic Resistance (Sept. 2018 press release)
• Fighting Antibiotic Resistance: CDC Tool Maps Progress in Every State, but Still More to be Done (Jan. 2018 press release)
• CDC Invests More than $200 Million to Help States Respond to Infectious Disease Threats (Aug. 2017 press release)
• CDC Funds 34 Innovative Projects to Combat Antibiotic Resistance (Oct. 2016 press release)
• CDC Funding Accelerates Antibiotic Resistance Efforts (Jul. 2016 media statement)
• CDC Awards $26 Million to Academic Medical Centers, Drives Innovation to Protect Patients (Jun. 2016 press release)

Healthcare

• Deadly Staph Infections Still Threaten the U.S. (Mar. 2019 press release)
• Germs with Unusual Antibiotic Resistance Widespread in U.S. (Apr. 2018 press release)
• CDC Encourages Safe Antibiotic Prescribing and Use (Nov. 2017 press release)
• CDC Urges Early Recognition, Prompt Treatment of Sepsis (Aug. 2017 press release)
• Superbugs Threaten Hospital Patients (Mar. 2016 press release)

Community (e.g., tuberculosis, gonorrhea)

• New CDC analysis shows steep and sustained increases in STDs in recent years (Aug. 2018 press release)
• TB Continues to Decline in the U.S., but Progress Toward Elimination is Slowing (Mar. 2018 press release)
• Study on Drug-resistant TB Published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases (May 2017 feature story)
• Antibiotic Resistance Threatens Gonorrhea Treatment, (Jul. 2016 press release) 

Emerging Threats (e.g., mcr, C. auris)

• First cases of Candida auris Reported in U.S. (Nov. 2016 press release)
• Discovery of First mcr-1 Gene in E. coli Bacteria found in a Human in U.S. (May 2016 media statement)

Food (e.g., Salmonella, Shigella)

• CDC Recommendations for Managing and Reporting Shigella Infections with Possible Reduced Susceptibility to Ciprofloxacin (June 2018 HAN)
• Genetic Data on Antibiotic-resistant Salmonella Infections (Aug. 2016 media statement)

Other CDC Websites

Find more information on specific topics related to antibiotic resistance on other CDC websites, including:

• Antibiotic Prescribing and Use
• Sepsis
• Healthcare-associated Infections
• Antibiotic Resistance and Food Safety
• Antibiotic-resistant Gonorrhea
• Antibiotic-resistant Tuberculosis
• CDC’s Role in global TB Control
• Transatlantic Taskforce on Antimicrobial Resistance
• Global Health Security Agenda: Antimicrobial Resistance Action Package
• CDC & FDA Antibiotic Resistance Isolate Bank
• Pets and Antibiotic Resistance