03048nam 22006134a 450 991014094680332120200520144314.01-136-52759-11-280-68706-197866136640061-136-52760-51-936331-08-X10.4324/9781936331086 (CKB)2670000000052305(EBL)592502(OCoLC)670412183(SSID)ssj0000417459(PQKBManifestationID)11319965(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000417459(PQKBWorkID)10364450(PQKB)10012263(MiAaPQ)EBC592502(OCoLC)670430047(EXLCZ)99267000000005230520070301d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrExtending the cure policy responses to the growing threat of antibiotic resistance /Ramanan Laxminarayan and Anup Malani ; with David Howard and David L. SmithWashington, DC Resources for the Futurec20071 online resource (193 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-138-16438-0 1-933115-57-2 Includes bibliographical references.Antibiotic resistance: the unfolding crisis / Ramanan Laxminarayan -- The epidemiology of antibiotic resistance: policy levers / David Smith -- Patient and physician demand for antibiotics / David Howard -- The role of health care facilities / Ramanan Laxminarayan -- The role of federal government / Ramanan Laxminarayan -- The role of health insurance / Anup Malani -- Supply-side strategies for tackling resistance / Anup Malani -- Next steps / Ramanan Laxminarayan.Our ability to treat common bacterial infections with antibiotics goes back only 65 years. However, the authors of this report make it clear that sustaining a supply of effective and affordable antibiotics cannot be without changes to the incentives facing patients, physicians, hospitals, insurers, and pharmaceutical manufacturers. In fact, increasing resistance to these drugs is already exacting a terrible price. Every day in the United States, approximately 172 men, women, and children die from infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria in hospitals alone. Beyond those deaths, antibiPolicy responses to the growing threat of antibiotic resistanceDrug resistance in microorganismsUnited StatesDrug resistance in microorganismsGovernment policyUnited StatesDrug resistance in microorganismsDrug resistance in microorganismsGovernment policy616.9/041Laxminarayan Ramanan886631Malani Anup886632MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910140946803321Extending the cure4196658UNINA