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Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Cost the U.S. Healthcare System in Excess of $20 Billion Annually
Date:10/19/2009

nt and the ambulatory and community health network with many sites around Cook County that provide both primary care and 50 specialty clinic services

CCH is also home to a wide array of residency and fellowship programs and a pioneer of important medical and surgical techniques, with noted advances in the treatment of trauma and burn victims. At CCH, resident and attending physicians work together to meet the needs of the area's multiethnic population.

About APUA

Dedicated to curbing antibiotic resistance.

Antibiotic resistance is one of the major public health threats of the 21st Century. Since 1981, APUA has been the premier organization dedicated to promoting proper antibiotic use and curbing antibiotic resistance worldwide. It promotes global public health by raising public awareness through education and research projects on proper antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance.

With members in over 100 countries and 60 country chapters, APUA supports individual and country-based activities to control and monitor antibiotic resistance. APUA facilitates the exchange of up-to-date information by forging international partnerships among scientists, healthcare providers, consumers, and policy makers.

APUA has a professional staff with expertise in medicine, microbiology, economics, health education, policy analysis, development and advocacy, ecology, international program development, and communications, with leadership from recognized medical and scientific experts, including Nobel laureates and members of national academies of medicine and science. For more information, visit APUA: Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics.

About bioMerieux

bioMerieux is the sponsor of the Global S.M.A.R.T (Solutions to Manage the Antimicrobial Resistance Threat) Campaign and the World Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) Forum
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