News The ‘post-antibiotic era’ is here: Drug-resistant ‘superbugs’ sicken 2.8M and kill 35K each year, CDC says November 13, 2019 Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY Comments Off on The ‘post-antibiotic era’ is here: Drug-resistant ‘superbugs’ sicken 2.8M and kill 35K each year, CDC says A new CDC report sets a baseline of infections and deaths from antibiotic-resistant germs and outlines strategies to slow drug-resistant infections.