Falling behind: Canada needs a nationwide antimicrobial strategy
In the past year, over 18,000 patients have battled antimicrobial-resistant infections in Canadian hospitals. The number of deaths in Canada due to Clostridium difficile is now almost four times what it was in 1997. Antimicrobial-resistant organisms cost Canadians $1 billion annually. As medical students, we are aware that patients suffer tremendously and even lose their …