To address the growing threat of antibiotic resistance, the U.S. Government released the National Strategy for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (CARB) in September 2014, which outlined five inter-related goals to guide Federal action:
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Goal 1: Slow the Emergence of Resistant Bacteria and Prevent the Spread of Resistant Infections
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Goal 2: Strengthen National One Health Surveillance Efforts to Combat Resistance
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Goal 3: Advance Development and Use of Rapid and Innovative Diagnostic Tests for Identification and Characterization of Resistant Bacteria
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Goal 4: Accelerate Basic and Applied Research and Development for New Antibiotics, Other Therapeutics, and Vaccines
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Goal 5: Improve International Collaboration and Capacities for Antibiotic-resistance Prevention, Surveillance, Control and Antibiotic Research and Development