Report to the President on Combating Antibiotic Resistance

"This report offers practical recommendations to the Federal government for strengthening the

Nation’s ability to combat the rise in antibiotic ‐resistant bacteria. PCAST finds

that without rapid and coordinated action, the Nation risks losing the tremendous

public health progress made over the last century from the discovery and development of antibiotic drugs, thereby threatening patient care, economic growth, public health, agriculture, economic security, and national security.."

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