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Antimicrobial Resistance: Data to Assess Public Health Threat From Resistant Bacteria Are Limited

HEHS/NSIAD/RCED-99-132 Published: Apr 28, 1999. Publicly Released: May 03, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the potential threat to the public's health from antimicrobial resistant bacteria, focusing on: (1) what is known about the public health burden--in terms of illnesses, deaths and treatment costs--due to antimicrobial resistance; (2) potential future burden, given what is known about the development of resistance in microbes and usage of antimicrobials; and (3) federal efforts to gather and provide information about resistance.

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