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Americans Lying to Doctors for Antibiotics, Fueling Superbug Crisis

Original: Americans Are Lying to Their Doctors to Get Antibiotics—and That’s Great News for Superbugs Inappropriate antibiotic use

A new report highlights that many Americans are deceiving their doctors to obtain antibiotics they do not need. Experts warn this inappropriate use of antibiotics is accelerating the rise of drug-resistant superbugs, which now kill around 50,000 people in the United States each year. Health officials say the trend threatens decades of progress in treating bacterial infections.

Why now: Antimicrobial resistance is a growing public health concern, and reports of patient misuse draw widespread attention.

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• Americans Are Lying to Their Doctors to Get Antibiotics—and That’s Great News for Superbugs Inappropriate antibiotic use is helping create superbugs, which now kill 50,000 Americans a year. https:// gizmodo.com/americans-are-lyin… · techwire@gamefan.net · 2

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