Nature: Maryn McKenna On CRE

 

Credit CDC Vital Signs

 

 

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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.

Maryn McKenna

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
Source:http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2013/07/nature-maryn-mckenna-on-cre.html

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