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The CDC has updated its list of drug-resistant pathogens that it says threaten public health and require aggressive action. MedPage Today reports that Candida auris, Acinetobacter, Enterobacterales and Neisseria gonorrhoeae are among the leading threats on the list.
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Drug-resistant infections can affect patients and health systems across the United States. MedPage Today’s headline says the listed superbugs kill 50,000 Americans per year, but the supplied summary provides no further detail on that figure or the risks posed by each pathogen.