Way Too Much of a Good Thing... STEVE SOLOMON, M. D.

The article presents an interview with Steve Solomon, the director of the Office of Antimicrobial Resistance at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). When asked about a growing epidemic of antimicrobial resistance in the U.S., Solomon says the problem has existed since the 1940s. He comments on why the CDC issued a report on antimicrobial resistance in 2013. Solomon believes that good hand hygiene can prevent most infections.