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CDC Threat Report: ‘We Will Soon Be in a Post-Antibiotic Era’

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has just published a first-of-its-kind assessment of the threat the country faces from antibiotic-resistant organisms, ranking them by the number of illnesses and deaths they cause each year and outlining urgent steps that need to be taken to roll back the trend.

By Maryn McKenna

Full Story: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/09/cdc-amr-rpt1/

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