More than 2 million people get antibiotic-resistant infections each year . Changing the way antibiotics are used is perhaps `` the single most important action needed to greatly slow the development and spread of antibiotic-resistant infections , '' Frieden said . The new study is the first to look at how antibiotics affect bacteria in a human body and what happens when they are no longer effective. Drug-resistant 'superbugs ' include CRE bacteria , C-Diff and Neisseria gonorrhoeae .
More than 2 million people get antibiotic-resistant infections each year . The new study is the first to look at how antibiotics affect bacteria in a human body and what happens when they are no longer effective. Drug-resistant 'superbugs ' include CRE bacteria , C-Diff and Neisseria gonorrhoeae .