Wednesday, September 2, 2015

US creates new database to track antibiotic resistance

Contributed by Dr. Tamhankar and Siddarth David

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released a new tool that tracks the spread of antibiotic resistance in the country. The" National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS): Human Data" (http://wwwn.cdc.gov/narmsnow/) covers data for the last 20 years with interactive maps both bacteria-wise and antibiotic-wise helping for comparisons between states and overall national resistance rates.


This is in response to growing  demand in the US by various academicians , government officials and civil society groups for more data on antibiotic resistance in the US. This is a welcome step ahead, as data to determine the extent and nature of the problem is essential in the process of addressing antibiotic resistance.

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