Death toll of superbug patients at 27
Three more found infected with resistant strain at hospital Kyodo News Sunday Sept 5 Teikyo University Hospital said Friday that since late last year 27 out of 46 patients infected with an antibiotic-resistant bacterium called Acinetobacter have died, including nine whose deaths are possibly attributable to the superbug that the hospital did not report until [...]
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Acinetobacter baumannii at The Nation This superbug can live nearly anywhere; dry surfaces are just as comfortable a home as a kitchen sponge. It is a particular danger in hospitals because it often resists antibiotic treatment and it can quickly cause opportunistic infections in patients with weakened immune systems. And according to research by the [...]
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