'An Impressionist painting' Not even the CDC has a good handle on the extent of the problem. The agency estimates that about 23,000 people die each year from 17 types of antibiotic-resistant ...
In a groundbreaking report released this week, the Centers for Disease Control says the agricultural use of antibiotics for raising livestock is a major contributor to the threat posed to humans by ...
The CDC will use T2 Biosystems’ T2Dx Instrument when testing possible samples of the superbug Candida auris, the emerging drug-resistant fungus that has been linked to hospital outbreaks around the ...
Supergerms cause 1 out of 7 infections caught in hospitals, health officials said Thursday. The bugs include the staph infection MRSA and five other bacteria resistant to many kinds of antibiotics, ...
(NewsNation) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sounding the alarm as cases of the drug-resistant superbug NDM-CRE continue to rise across the U.S. According to the agency, NDM-CRE is ...
The prevalence of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, a strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria commonly found in healthcare settings, is making inroads in major cities in the U.S., according to ...
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is sounding the alarm on a drug-resistant “superbug,” reporting a dramatic increase of infections. Debates take over news ...
Public health efforts had driven down these resistant infections in hospitals by nearly 30% between 2012 and 2017. But in 2020, the pandemic pushed hospitals, health departments and communities “near ...
C. diff is the deadliest antibiotic-resistant germ on the CDC's urgent list, causing 12,800 deaths a year in the United States. The other two germs on the urgent list since 2013 are ...