U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week, Nov. 18-24, 2022, highlighted the need for careful stewardship of antibiotics.
Dr. Michael Pulia, assistant professor of emergency medicine and director of the federally funded emergency care for infectious diseases research program at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, was at the forefront of media coverage of the increasing threat of bacteria resistant to existing antibiotics.
“Antibiotics are powerful tools to cure deadly diseases, but we have to manage their use carefully or they will no longer remain the life-saving treatments that we rely on,” he said.
Below are interviews and articles published surrounding U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week that include expert commentary from Dr. Pulia.
| November 21: Antimicrobial resistance a growing threat to public health Source: uwhealth.org |
| November 21: UW Health doctors warn of bacteria’s growing resistance to antibiotics Source: Channel3000 (Madison, Wis.) |
| November 21: UW Health warns of antibiotic-resistant bacteria threat Source: ABC 27 (Madison, Wis.) |
| November 21: UW Health doctors warn of bacteria’s growing resistance to antibiotics Source: FOX 47 (Milwaukee, Wis.) |
| November 21: UW Health doctors warn of bacteria’s growing resistance to antibiotics Source: News8000 (La Crosse, Wis.) |
| November 21: Health officials warn of antibiotic effectiveness Source: ABC 9 (Wausau, Wis.) |
| November 21: Doctors fear antimicrobial resistance has begun after years of worry Source: CBS 23 (Rockford, Ill.) |
| November 25: Antibiotic resistance causes one million deaths each year, worldwide Source: News8000 (La Crosse, Wis.) |
| December 6: Concerns about “Superbugs” aren’t going away Source: ABC 2 (Green Bay, Wis.) |