Common Infections Could Become Untreatable: Dangerous New Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria Reach U.s.

Melinda Wenner Moyer, Scientific American, Salon: Movie
Mon, 05/30/2016 - 8:00am

Read More... A dangerous new form of antibiotic resistance has spread to the United States, according to a report published Thursday. Researchers at the Department of Defense announced that a Pennsylvania woman developed a urinary tract infection (UTI) with bacteria that fought off an antibiotic of last resort called colistin, and had 15 genes for resistance to other antibiotics.

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