CDC Report Warns That Spread Of Drug-Resistant Infections In Ukraine Represents “Urgent” Threat

CNN (12/8, Howard) said, “Hospitals and health facilities in Ukraine are facing an ‘alarming increase’ of antimicrobial-resistant infections amid the war with Russia, a new report says.” The report, which was published on Friday by the CDC, indicates that the spread of antimicrobial resistance “is an ‘urgent crisis’ in Ukraine that ‘must be addressed.’” HealthDay (12/8, Foster) said, “To fight the growing threat, the latest CDC report noted health officials in the Ukraine will need more training and supplies to help hospitals treating infected patients during the war, as labs have struggled to find the supplies and manpower to test infections for antibiotic resistance.”