Dados norte-americanos | Infecções resistentes a medicamentos levaram a custos de $1,9 bilhão em cuidados de saúde e mais de 10.000 mortes entre idosos em 1 ano.

Comunicado de imprensa: Drug-resistant Infections Led to $1.9 Billion in Health Care Costs, More Than 10,000 Deaths Among Older Adults in One Year – Infectious Diseases Society of America

Estudo original: Mortality, Length of Stay, and Healthcare Costs Associated With Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infections Among Elderly Hospitalized Patients in the United States – Clinical Infectious Diseases

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Urgent, Comprehensive Federal Action Needed To Stem Mortality and Medicare Costs Associated With Antimicrobial Resistance – Clinical Infectious Diseases

Study highlights impact of antibiotic resistance on older Americans – CIDRAP