Superbug News

Infections caused by multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDRP) bacteria are becoming more common in both the community and hospitals Mortality rates among people infected with these superbug strains are double those of people infected with strains that are susceptible to treatment.

These lineages grew on low concentrations of trehalose as a sole carbon source and are highly efficient at independently acquiring unique mechanisms to break down low concentrations of trehalose.  

At least three people worldwide are infected with totally untreatable “superbug” strains of gonorrhoea which they are likely to be spreading to others through sex, the World Health Organization said.

 It can cause a variety of health problems, including sepsis, pneumonia and skin and bloodstream infections.

NDM-1 was first detected in a Swedish patient of Indian origin who travelled to India in 2008.

The woman, who died in Nevada in September, had been hospitalised in India with for a femur fracture and hip problems.

The gene was detected in an isolate of Escherichia coli that was originally recovered in 2015 from a patient in New York, according to the research published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

Frequently touched surfaces in busy areas -- such as hospitals, transport hubs and public buildings - may help spread MRSA.

 A common breast cancer drug could wipe out an antibiotic-resistant notorious superbug responsible for several difficult-to-treat infections in different parts of the body, according to a new research.