Almost untreatable superbug CPE poses serious threat to patients, doctors warn

Immune to some of the last-line antibiotics available to hospitals, cases of carbapenemase-producingEnterobacteriaceae are on the rise, NHS data reveals•Read the Bureau of Investigative Journalism ’s report on the rise of CPEDoctors are warning that the rise of an almost untreatable superbug, immune to some of the last-line antibiotics available to hospitals, poses a serious threat to patients.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: MRSA and superbugs Drug resistance Health Science Medical research NHS UK news Antibiotics Source Type: news