CDC Foundation and Cubist Work to Improve Patient Safety and Antimicrobial Stewardship in U.S. Hospitals
Partnership Expands the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Work with Healthcare-Associated InfectionsAntibiotics save lives, but poor prescribing practices are putting patients in U.S. hospitals at unnecessary risk for serious adverse events with no clinical benefit. Errors in prescribing decisions also contribute to antibiotic resistance, making these drugs less likely to work in the future. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that each year in the U.S. more than 2 million people are infected with antibiotic-resistant organisms, resulting in
