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Unusual antibiotic-resistant germs
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April 3, 2018
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Series:CDC Vital signs ; Apr. 2018
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Language:English
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Description:• Once antibiotic resistance spreads, it is harder to control—like a wildfire. • Finding and responding to unusual resistance early, before it becomes common, can help stop its spread and protect people. • New or rare types of antibiotic resistance can be easier to contain when found rapidly—like a spark or campfire. UNUSUAL ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT GERMS ARE: • Resistant to all or most antibiotics tested, making them hard to treat, and • Uncommon in a geographic area or the US, or • Have special genes that allow them to spread their resistance to other germs Examples of unusual resistance: Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA), Candida auris, and certain types of “nightmare bacteria” such as carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). vs-0418-antibiotic-resistance-1185px.jpg
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