Evolving Infections: Why a Good Westminster, CO Pediatrician Matters

Each year in the United States, more than 2 million people contract drug-resistant infections and 23,000 die, primarily in a hospital setting. The figures are part of a first-of-its-kind report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, detailing in actual numbers the extent of the nation’s growing antibiotic crisis. "One of the reasons we’re issuing the report now is that it is not too late. If we’re not careful, the medicine chest will be empty when we go there to look for a life-saving antibiotic for a deadly infection. But if we act now, we can preserve these medications, while we work on the development of new medications," Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, the CDC’s director, said in a media briefing.

Child Watch: Spot Illness with a Westminster, CO Pediatrics Clinic

When it comes to the health of your children, even simple fever and rashes can be the harbinger of more serious conditions. Thus, as a parent, it is important to be able to spot the warning signs of disease, or at least have a trusted Westminster, CO pediatrics center that can. Bruce Jancin of the Pediatric News Digital Network gives some points on the diagnosis of pediatric infectious diseases.