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'Nightmare' infection found in US for the first time
Strain of E coli resistant to colistin - an old antibiotic of last resort - seen in woman
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Fri, May 27, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Miami
A SUPERBUG resistant to all known medications has been found in the US for the first time, raising new concern about the dwindling effectiveness of antibiotics, the top US public health official said on Thursday.
The case involved a 49-year-old woman in Pennsylvania whose urinary tract infection tested positive for a strain of E coli that is resistant to the antibiotic of last resort for such infections, known as colistin.
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