According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (April 2011), antibi

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (April 2011), antibiotic resistance in the United States costs an estimated $20 billion a year in excess health care costs, $35 million in other societal costs and more than 8 million additional days that people spend in the hospital. Search the internet and find the information of at least three examples of antimicrobial (drug) resistance. What are the treatments options for these antimicrobial drug resistance and how to prevent infection? Do you agree or disagree with the treatment and prevention and why? Include additional suggestions about information you find.

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Three examples of antimicrobial resistance are;

The treatment options would be:

I agree with the prevention. Many health professionals do not prescribe medicines according to the condition of the patient. Due to the indiscriminate usage of antibiotics, this problem has cropped up. The WHO has given some pointers:

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