Wednesday, August 11, 2010

WSJ: New Superbug Spurs Warning


http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704901104575423340559483222.html#articleTabs%3Darticl
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"Researchers in an article published in the U.K. journal Lancet Wednesday identified a superbug that is resistant to most antibiotics and warned that it is widespread in India and could spread globally.

The new gene, called NDM-1, alters bacteria, allowing them to become resistant to nearly all known antibiotics including carbapenems, a group of antibiotics often reserved as a last resort for emergency treatment for multi-drug resistant bugs."

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