By IDSE News Staff
Infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) antibiotics led to $1.9 billion in health care costs, more than 400,000 days in the hospital and more than 10,000 deaths among older adults across the United States in 2017 (Clin Infect Dis 2021 Oct 7).
“This new study is a stark reminder of the incredible and costly burden of antibiotic-resistant infections on our patients and our nation’s health care system,” said Daniel McQuillen, MD, FIDSA, the president of