Drug-resistant superbug spreading in Europe’s hospitals
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(Worthy News) – Superbugs resistant to emergency antibiotics are spreading in hospitals, a Europe-wide study shows.
Drugs called carbapenems are used when an infection cannot be treated with anything else.
The spread of resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae was “extremely concerning”, researchers from the Sanger Institute said. [ Source: BBC (Read More…) ]
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