The United States is witnessing an alarming surge in human infections stemming from drug-resistant bacteria, warns the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC lab tests have uncovered a dramatic increase in instances of a bacterium known as NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (NDM-CRE). This bacterium is a subset of the broader category of bacteria…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, an alarming surge in patients carrying multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) has been observed across various healthcare establishments worldwide. Specifically, distinct outbreaks of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB), an MDRO, were identified in five intensive care units (ICUs) of a university hospital in Berlin, Germany. This rise of MDROs presented a significant challenge to…