Drug-resistant microbes kill about 35,000 people in the U.S. per year

Aimee Cunningham

November 14, 2019

A CDC report adds two organisms to a list of five bacteria and fungi considered urgent threats

Close to 3 million people in the United States develop difficult to treat infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria and fungi each year — and about 35,000 die, according to a new government report.

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Drug-resistant microbes kill about 35,000 people in the U.S. per year

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