CARB Your Enthusiasm: An Ethics-Informed Analysis for Clinicians of the US National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria.

Smith, Hunter Jackson; Modlin, Chelsea · Clin Infect Dis · 2026

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Abstract

The United States National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria provides strategic direction within the nation's interagency to mitigate antibiotic resistance. This commentary provides an ethics-informed analysis of this document's implications for clinical management of infectious diseases and antibiotic prescribing.

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