Newly Identified Antibiotic-Resistant Superbug Called Our Most Urgent Public Health Threat

A particularly dangerous superbug, dubbed the “phantom menace” by scientists, is on the rise in the United States, according to a report Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This superbug’s strains belong to the family of bacteria known as CRE, which are difficult to treat because they are often resistant to most antibiotics.

Source: Newly Identified Antibiotic-Resistant Superbug Called Our Most Urgent Public Health Threat by Mark Taylor via Ready Tribe - Don't Just Survive, Thrive!.