Are antibiotics making printers great…again?
By Eric Ransom, APHL-CDC Antimicrobial Resistance Fellow Let’s be honest: printers have never been that great. These frustrating devices turn what should be a simple…
Antibiotic Resistance
Antimicrobial resistance: What is it? Why is it a problem? What is being done to stop it?
By Kelly Wroblewski, director, infectious diseases, APHL Antimicrobial resistance is arguably the most significant public health threat facing the world today. As resistance builds, the…
Fighting antimicrobial resistance requires clinical and public health response
By Kelly Wroblewski, director, Infectious Disease Programs, APHL They may be invisible to the naked eye and their names may be hard to pronounce, but…
Get Smart: 4 easy ways you can combat antibiotic resistance
By Kelly Wroblewski, director, infectious disease, APHL It has been nearly 90 years since Alexander Fleming took the first step toward discovering penicillin in 1928.…
Representing Public Health Labs at the White House Forum on Antibiotic Stewardship
By Scott J. Becker, executive director, APHL Today I am representing APHL by joining over 150 major public health organizations, food companies, retailers and many…
The Tenacity of Tuberculosis: MDR-TB
By William A. Murtaugh, MPH, Specialist, TB Program, APHL “Suddenly she stopped, clutched her throat and a wave of crimson blood ran down her breast……