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What is Nightmare Bacteria? Drug-Resistant Superbug Cases Rising Rapidly in the US
24 Sep 2025 05:41 GMT
… Medicine, experts say only two antibiotics work against those infections, and the drugs … off the drugs designed to kill them. The misuse of antibiotics has … of antibiotics, including carbapenems, a class of antibiotics considered a last resort for treatment …
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‘Nightmare’ drug-resistant bacteria cases are rising in US: ‘Grave danger’
24 Sep 2025 05:30 GMT
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Infection rates from “nightmare” drug-resistant bacteria have skyrocketed in … Christopher Sadowski
Patients who enter doctors’ offices for infections long considered … wide range of antibiotics, including carbapenems, a class of antibiotics for last-resort …
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Drug-resistant bacteria rise poses threat to Arizona hospitals
23 Sep 2025 22:09 GMT
… NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (NDM-CRE), a drug-resistant bacteria … strong antibiotics due to the enzyme "NDM," leaving few treatment … identify infections, and carefully select treatments. Strengthening prevention and control …
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Health warning issued as drug-resistant ‘nightmare bacteria’ infections continue to rise
23 Sep 2025 19:43 GMT
… Internal Medicine. Only two antibiotics work against those infections, and the drugs are … )
That may play out in doctors’ offices across the country, as … antibiotics. That includes carbapenems, a class of antibiotics considered a last resort for treatment …
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Washington on Alert: Drug-Resistant Infections Rising In The U.S.
23 Sep 2025 19:37 GMT
… treatment. The report, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine … become bulletproof to drugs?
Antimicrobial resistance occurs … only consume the pills for nine days. … that resist many antibiotics, including carbapenems. Carbapenems are often considered …
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Distribution of Pathogenic Bacteria in Health Care Associated Sepsis in Preterm Infants and Ten Years Variation in Their Drug Resistance
23 Sep 2025 08:49 GMT
… technology, especially perinatal medicine, the survival rate … certain bacteria to carbapenem antibiotics changed over time … implementing empirical treatments, blood cultures and drug sensitization should … age neonates (the PROGRAMS trial): a single-blind, …
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Hard-to-Treat Gut Bacteria Is Rising Faster Than Older Strains in U.S. Hospitals
24 Sep 2025 05:48 GMT
… published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
CRE are bacteria that normally … these antibiotics. The type of carbapenemase the bacteria carries is critical for treatment … difficult to treat because fewer drugs are effective against them.
CRE …
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‘Nightmare bacteria’ rising in US: What it is; early signs and prevention tips
24 Sep 2025 02:23 GMT
… is used to describe Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). This … not respond to most antibiotics, making treatment difficult.
A key … in patients who had medical treatment overseas, but now … safe: Prevention tips
Doctors emphasize that prevention is …
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Vaccines as Potential Frontliners Against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR): A Focused Review
20 Sep 2025 06:03 GMT
… many pharmaceutical companies have abandoned antimicrobial medicine discovery … -antibiotic treatment. Vaccine efficacy assessment is hindered in clinical trials … H. influenzae, and carbapenem-resistant E. coli) … gene therapy vectors. Biotechnol J. 2021;16 …
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Top 5 Infectious Disease News Stories Week of September 13-20
20 Sep 2025 13:48 GMT
… BCIDP, reports that outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy for gram-negative infections … culture identification, Cepheid GeneXpert for carbapenemase genes, Verigene Blood Culture … the importance of high community vaccination coverage. SSPE typically emerges …