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1 week agoWhat are nightmare bacteria' and why are infections rising in the US?
The number of infections by drug-resistant, nightmare bacteria rose by almost 70 percent between 2019 and 2023 in the United States, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the country's national public health agency. Driving the increase are drug-resistant bacteria with the so-called NDM gene (New Delhi metallo--lactamase), researchers said. Bacteria with the NDM gene were once considered exotic and were linked to only a small number of patients, mostly outside the US.
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