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Maryn McKenna , journalist, author of Superbug: The Fatal Menace of MRSA and editor of the Superbug blog, has a long read on Nature today about the growing dangers from CRE (carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae).
Follow the link below to read her article, and don’t forget to listen to the 5 minute podcast as well.
Antibiotic resistance: The last resort
Health officials are watching in horror as bacteria become resistant to powerful carbapenem antibiotics — one of the last drugs on the shelf.
24 July 2013
For more, you’ll want to visit Maryn’s Superbug Blog.
A few of my blogs on the topic in the past include:
MMWR Vital Signs: Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
CDC HAN Advisory: Increase In CRE Reports In The United States
APIC: The Persistence Of CRE
