A listing of growing numbers of drug-resistant bugs:
Carbapenems
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbapenem
MRSA:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrsa
VRE:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancomycin-resistant_enterococcus
ESBL:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta-lactamase
VRE have been associated with outbreaks of hospital-acquired (nosocomial) infections around the world. In the United States, vancomycin-resistant E. faecium was associated with 4% of healthcare-associated infections reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Healthcare Safety Network from January 2006 to October 2007.[4]
Carbapenems
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbapenem
MRSA:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrsa
VRE:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancomycin-resistant_enterococcus
ESBL:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta-lactamase
VRE have been associated with outbreaks of hospital-acquired (nosocomial) infections around the world. In the United States, vancomycin-resistant E. faecium was associated with 4% of healthcare-associated infections reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Healthcare Safety Network from January 2006 to October 2007.[4]
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