- Health officials are warning about the rise of six ‘silent killers’ in the US that are becoming resistant to typical treatments during the Covid pandemic.
- Infections with hard-to-treat germs increased at least 20 percent between 2019 and 2022, with nearly 30,000 estimated deaths in 2020 from antimicrobial resistant infections.
- One concerning pathogen, Candida auris, surged five-fold in cases between 2019 and 2022, leading to severe illness and spreading in healthcare facilities.
- Poor infection control practices and overuse of antibiotics contribute to the spread of drug-resistant bacteria and fungi.
- Covid may have fueled the surge in antimicrobial resistance with longer hospital stays, staff shortages, and impaired infection control measures, raising the risk of more infections and deaths.
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Infectious Diseases, Public Health & Prevention