Sunday, March 10, 2013

CDC warns of superbug 'nightmare'

What constitutes a "nightmare" to the Centers for Disease Control and Infection? These days, it's a family of bacteria that can't be treated with our most powerful antibiotics and kills half of those infected by it.
Even scarier, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae can transfer their resistance to antibiotics to other bacteria.

Read more: http://www.reporterherald.com/opinion/editorial/ci_22756387/cdc-warns-superbug-nightmare

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