Question

Refer to the CDC Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2013 PDF for a complete version of this text.

Read pages 13-17.


In the first window on page 13, the authors present data about the number of illnesses and deaths caused by antibiotic resistance. How do the charts on pages 15-17 explain this information?

Answer 1

Estimated minimum number of illnesses and deaths caused by antibiotic resistance*: *bacteria and fungus included in this report 2,049,442 23,000 At least illnesses, deaths 250,000 14,000 At least illnesses, deaths Estimated minimum number of illnesses and death due to Clostridium difficile (C. difficile), a unique bacterial infection that, although not significantly resistant to the drugs used Estimated minimum number of illnesses and deaths caused by antibiotic resistance*: *bacteria and fungus included in this report 2,049,442 23,000 At least illnesses, deaths 250,000 14,000 At least illnesses, deaths Estimated minimum number of illnesses and death due to Clostridium difficile (C. difficile), a unique bacterial infection that, although not significantly resistant to the drugs used resistance:250,000 14,000 At least illnesses, death

Answer 2

The charts on pages 15-17 explain this information by detailing the antibiotic resistant microorganisms resistance. Each resistant microorganism is separated by infections included, the amount of cases each year and the subsequent amount of deaths resulting from those cases. The numbers are estimates and not real numbers and the infections not included for the microorganism are included as well.