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South Korea - 63 people hospitalized in 13 hospitals with carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae (CRE)

sharon sanders

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South Korea 63 people infected with superbugs

[CNA] Upaper ╱
2013.08.07 04:01 am

Disease management headquarters in South Korea, said South Korea 13 hospital 63 patients infected with checking out called "superbugs" to "anti-carbapenem Enterobacter" (CRE), currently has the patient isolation.

South Korean Chosun Ilbo noted that the bacteria can secrete an enzyme that breaks down antibiotics so antibiotics fail, and may allow other bacteria, but also resistant to antibiotics, disease management headquarters in South Korea that the carbapenem resistance against the strongest Enterobacter The "carbapenems" series of antibiotics resistance.

Reported that about 600 people are infected each year in South Korea, this recognition "OXA-232" in South Korea was first discovered in the world is the second time that the bacteria had previously flows from India to France.

South Korean health authorities speculate that South Korea's first infected persons in India returning wounded people in hospital, the patient referral process in the spread of bacteria, poor immunity, infection, urinary tract infection will, pneumonia, sepsis and other diseases.

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