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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
4 weeks ago

CDC Sounds Alarm over Nightmare Bacteria' That Resist Last-Resort Antibiotics

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales infections in the U.S. rose up to 461 percent between 2019 and 2023, creating severe treatment challenges and public health concern.
fromFast Company
4 weeks ago

Drug-resistant "superbugs" see alarming rise in U.S.

The study, published on September 22 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, examines a bacteria called NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (NDM-CRE). Researchers found that, between 2019 and 2023, NDM-CRE infections surged by more than 460% in the U.S. These infections, which range from pneumonia to bloodstream and urinary tract infections, are extremely hard to treat and can be deadly due to their antibiotic-resistant properties-hence the name "superbug."
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