‘Nightmare bacteria’ are rapidly spreading

Nightmare Bacteria Infections Are Rising and Antibiotic Resistance Is Fueling the Threat - One Green Planet

Drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” are rising fast, threatening health systems and highlighting the urgent need for action. The post Nightmare Bacteria Infections Are Rising and Antibiotic Resistance Is Fueling the Threat appeared first on One Green Planet.

CDC Reports that Cases of Drug-Resistant ‘Nightmare Bacteria’ Up by 70%

Bacteria have become resistant to carbapenems, a class of antibiotics considered a last resort treatment of serious infections.

‘Nightmare bacteria’ are rapidly spreading

Nightmare bacteria are very much the stuff of waking life. These microbes pose a “triple threat” to humanity because they are “resistant to all or nearly all antibiotics,” as well as have “high mortality rates,” and can “spread their resistance to other bacteria,” said the former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director Tom Frieden in 2013. Nightmare bacteria infections have increased significantly since then and are likely to c…

Alarming Spread of Antibiotic-Resistant 'Nightmare Bacteria' Raises Public Health Concerns

The United States is experiencing an alarming increase in cases of so-called ‘nightmare bacteria,’ a category of pathogens characterized by three deadly attributes that make them particularly dangerous to public health. These bacteria demonstrate resistance to all or almost all antibiotics, exhibit high mortality levels, and possess the ability to spread antibiotic resistance to other types of bacteria. The triple threat posed by these microbes …