By Julie Fidler
A type of superbug has increased upwards of 700% in U.S. children since 2007, and it is associated with longer hospital stays and a trend toward a greater risk of death, a recent study in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society reveals. [1]
The source of the infections is Enterobacteriaceae bacteria, normal bacteria that become resistant to multiple drugs. The bacteria used to be limited to hospitals, but have been spreading into the community at large.
Read: Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Cases Grow by 12000% in Just 7 Years
Study author Dr. Sharon Meropol said:
“Antibiotic resistance increasingly threatens our ability to …read more
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