Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States
Tracking # 20-713315
$30.00
Course overview
Antibiotics are one of the health care system's most powerful tools for fighting life-threatening infections. Unfortunately, evidence presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that antibiotic resistance in on the rise. Antibiotic resistance is a serious concern for the CDC, the United States government, and global health care systems because it threatens the lives of millions of individuals worldwide. As a result, individual health care professionals are being asked to take part in the global fight against antibiotic resistance. With that in mind, this course reviews the CDC's antibiotic resistance report, Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2019, to build antibiotic awareness among health care professionals and to provide vital information required to protect individuals from antibiotic resistance threats.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.