Second untreatable superbug infection found in US

Patient in New York infected with a strain of E. coli highly resistant to last-resort antibiotic treatments


A patient in New York has been infected with a strain of E. coli highly resistant to last-resort antibiotic treatments, according to an article on the Becker's Infection Control and Clinical Quality website.

This is the second U.S. patient with the untreatable superbug infection, following a Pennsylvania patient first made public last month.

The mcr-1 gene gives bacteria resistance to colistin, a last-line-of-defense antibiotic used to combat a number of resistant microorganisms.

Going into 2017, the White House has requested $1.1 billion be allocated to efforts to combat antibiotic resistance in the U.S. 

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July 6, 2016


Topic Area: Infection Control


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