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Media Advisory
CDC director to host telebriefing on landmark report detailing drug resistance threats
What
CDC will host a media telebriefing to discuss a new report that describes the striking toll of antibiotic-resistant germs in the United States. The report provides a first-ever, criteria-based ranking of the organisms by their threat to human health.
Who
Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Michael Bell, M.D., Deputy Director of CDC?s Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
When
Monday, September 16, 2013 at noon (ET)
Content embargoed until 1 p.m. ET, September 16, 2013
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TRANSCRIPT
A transcript of this media availability will be available following the briefing at the CDC web site at www.cdc.gov/media.
Media Advisory
CDC director to host telebriefing on landmark report detailing drug resistance threats
What
CDC will host a media telebriefing to discuss a new report that describes the striking toll of antibiotic-resistant germs in the United States. The report provides a first-ever, criteria-based ranking of the organisms by their threat to human health.
Who
Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Michael Bell, M.D., Deputy Director of CDC?s Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
When
Monday, September 16, 2013 at noon (ET)
Content embargoed until 1 p.m. ET, September 16, 2013
Dial-In
Media: 888-795-0855Call: 888-795-0855
Non-Media: 800-369-1917Call: 800-369-1917
INTERNATIONAL: 1-630-395-0353Call: 1-630-395-0353
* Please dial in 10 to 15 minutes before the start of the press conference.
Important Instructions
If you would like to ask a question during the call, press *1 on your touchtone phone. Press *2 to withdraw your question. You may queue up at any time. You will hear a tone to indicate your question is pending.
TRANSCRIPT
A transcript of this media availability will be available following the briefing at the CDC web site at www.cdc.gov/media.