Antibiotic Resistance

Anthony Fauci and Thomas Frieden testified about the use of antibiotics and their growing ineffectiveness due to resistant disease strains. … read more

Anthony Fauci and Thomas Frieden testified about the use of antibiotics and their growing ineffectiveness due to resistant disease strains. They highlighted a number of reasons why bacterial diseases have become resistant to antibiotics, most notably doctors prescribing antibiotics unnecessarily, and using antibiotics on farm animals. They warned that the nation was entering a post antibiotic world if measures including surveillance and infection control were not taken. close

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Antibiotic Resistance

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Program ID:
293222-1
Category:
House Committee
Format:
House Committee
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Apr 28, 2010 | 9:41pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
May 04, 2010 | 5:58am EDT | C-SPAN 3

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  • Apr 28, 2010 | 9:41pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Apr 29, 2010 | 5:50am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Apr 30, 2010 | 2:52pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • May 01, 2010 | 2:00am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • May 04, 2010 | 12:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • May 04, 2010 | 5:58am EDT | C-SPAN 3
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