Officials warn of 'nightmare' antiobiotic-resistant bacteria
Photo credit: iStock | "CRE are nightmare bacteria," said Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, adding "they have high mortality rates and can spread their resistance to other bacteria."
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Unless health care facilities act now they could miss the narrow window of opportunity to stop a potentially fatal group of bacteria in their tracks, federal health officials said Tuesday.
Bacteria known as CRE, for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae are spreading rapidly through facilities, triggering outbreaks.
As their name implies, the bacteria are resistant to the carbapenems,...
