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Denver Cluster of New Superbug Largest Yet
By Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today
Published: February 15, 2013
The CDC has reported the largest U.S. outbreak yet of bacteria that contain a worrisome antibiotic resistance gene.
A Denver hospital identified three patients with carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumonia infection, and five others who were colonized with the strain but had no symptoms, the agency reported in the Feb. 15 issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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By Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today
Published: February 15, 2013
The CDC has reported the largest U.S. outbreak yet of bacteria that contain a worrisome antibiotic resistance gene.
A Denver hospital identified three patients with carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumonia infection, and five others who were colonized with the strain but had no symptoms, the agency reported in the Feb. 15 issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
More: MedPageToday