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Sounding the alarm on “nightmare bacteria” CRE

Posted by Liz Borkowski on March 14, 2013
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CDC Director Tom Frieden held a press briefing to warn about carapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), which are increasing at an alarming rate.

Chicken, UTIs, and a long-festering antibiotic problem

Posted by Liz Borkowski on July 16, 2012
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Researchers have linked the increase in antibiotic-resistant urinary tract infections to the use of antibiotics in livestock. The counterargument that the resistance could have originated in humans in the first place misses the point.