CDC Study: Drug-resistant bacteria rates rise

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged providers to stay informed of the increasing threat of drug-resistant bacteria, test promptly, select treatment carefully and strengthen prevention efforts following a study finding deadly bacteria rates have risen 70% from 2019 to 2023. Published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the study found such infections rose  from just under 2 per 100,000 people in 2019 to more than 3 per 100,000 people in 2023. The increase likely is due to the misuse of antibiotics, which enable bacteria to fight the medicine designed to kill it. (CDC news release, 9/23/25)