Preventive antimicrobials: A promising solution to antibiotic resistance
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Prevention beats treatment for everyone — patients, payers and investors.
The health care industry is at a key juncture in the fight against infections. Antibiotic resistance continues to rise, threatening current medical practice patterns. One potential remedy would benefit patients, providers and payers alike: preventive antimicrobials.
What we’re fighting for
The invention of modern antibiotics in the 1950s sparked a revolution in health care and contributed to global declines in infant mortality and lengthening lifespans. Antibiotics quietly underwrite many aspects of modern health care that we take for granted, like routine surgery and cancer treatment…
