THE COST OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE.

The article offers information on the antibiotic resistance which is a major health care challenge in the U.S. It highlights a study showing that infections caused by bacteria resistant to multiple antibiotics led to 1.9 billion dollars in health care costs and more than 10,000 deaths among older adults across the US in 2017; and mentions comment of Lucas T. Schulz, clinical coordinator for infectious diseases at University of Wisconsin Health clinical associate professor.