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Public Health Impact of Antimicrobial Resistance in Community-Acquired Pneumonia

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In the United States, drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae causes over 30,000 cases of invasive pneumococcal disease annually, leading to roughly 3,000 deaths and healthcare costs exceeding $1 billion each year.

Why this is interesting

Imagine a simple cough turning into a life-threatening infection because the usual antibiotics no longer work. What happens to a community when pneumonia becomes resistant to our first-line defenses?