Bad Bugs, No Drugs?

CDC released a report this week about antibiotic resistance. They found that more than 2 million people in the US get sick every year from germs that are resistant to antibiotics and at least 23,000 people die from these infections. The report also found that up to half of antibiotic use in people is unnecessary or inappropriate. Check out CDC’s website to understand how antibiotic resistance happens and how antibiotic resistance can spread. The report also gives easy-to-understand information on some important antibiotic resistant or antibiotic related germs like Clostridium difficile and Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (or CRE).

Our Healthcare-Associated Infections Program facilitates an Advisory Committee and Subcommittee on Antimicrobial Stewardship that champion work on these issues for Arizona.

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:50:08-07:00September 23rd, 2013|General|Comments Off

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Arlis Jenkins is the Hepatitis C Epidemiology Program Manager at the Arizona Department of Health Services. Her work involves specialized knowledge of state and local jurisdictions, social determinants of health and harm reduction services including drug user health and sex positivity. She is tasked with hepatitis C elimination planning and strategy implementation, a collaborative project that necessitates statewide community engagement and the formation of strategic partnerships to increase access to quality hepatitis C prevention and care services for all Arizonans.