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| New 'superbug' found in UK hospitals | |
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| Topic Started: Aug 12 2010, 01:04 PM (109 Views) | |
| MorningMist | Aug 12 2010, 01:04 PM Post #1 |
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New 'superbug' found in UK hospitals By Michelle Roberts Health reporter, BBC News NDM-1 has been found in E.coli bacteria A new superbug that is resistant to even the most powerful antibiotics has entered UK hospitals, experts warn. They say bacteria that make an enzyme called NDM-1 have travelled back with NHS patients who went abroad to countries like India and Pakistan for treatments such as cosmetic surgery. Although there have only been about 50 cases identified in the UK so far, scientists fear it will go global. Tight surveillance and new drugs are needed says Lancet Infectious Diseases. The fear would be that it gets into a strain of bacteria that is very good at being transmitted between patients” NDM-1 can exist inside different bacteria, like E.coli, and it makes them resistant to one of the most powerful groups of antibiotics - carbapenems. These are generally reserved for use in emergencies and to combat hard-to-treat infections caused by other multi-resistant bacteria. And experts fear NDM-1 could now jump to other strains of bacteria that are already resistant to many other antibiotics. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-10925411 |
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