National antibiotic action plan targets top threats
The recently issued “National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria” includes the following goals to be achieved by 2020.
For CDC urgent threats
- Reduce by 50% the incidence of overall Clostridium difficile infection compared to estimates from 2011.
- Reduce by 60% carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae infections acquired during hospitalization compared to estimates.
- Maintain the prevalence of ceftriaxone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae below 2% compared to estimates from 2013.
For CDC serious threats
- Reduce by 35% multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas spp. infections acquired during hospitalization compared to estimates from 2011.
- Reduce by at least 50% overall methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infections compared to 2011.
- Reduce by 25% multidrug-resistant non-typhoidal Salmonella infections compared to estimates from 2010-2012.
- Reduce by 15% the number of multidrug-resistant TB infections.
- Reduce by at least 25% the rate of antibiotic-resistant invasive pneumococcal disease among <5 year-olds compared to estimates from 2008.
- Reduce by at least 25% the rate of antibiotic-resistant invasive pneumococcal disease among >65 year-olds compared to estimates from 2008.
SOURCE:
- White House. National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. March 2015: http://1.usa.gov/1yiurjQ
The recently issued “National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria” includes goals to be achieved by 2020.
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