According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, how many people die from an antibiotic-resistant infection each year?

A. 2 million
B. at least 23,000
C. at least 2,300
D. about 2 million people suffer from antibiotic-resistant infections, but no deaths have been recorded.
E. 200,000


Ans: B. at least 23,000

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