Second American patient found with superbug resistant to antibiotics of last resort A second American patient has been infected with a superbug that is highly resistant to antibiotics of last resort, scientists announced on Monday.
Virologists found the rare mrc-1 gene, which causes the resistance, in a strain of E coli from a patient in New York, according to findings published in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.
"We are very close to seeing the emergence of enterobacteria that will be impossible to treat with antibiotics," said Lance Price of George Washington University. The Daily Telegraph
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Virologists found the rare mrc-1 gene, which causes the resistance, in a strain of E coli from a patient in New York, according to findings published in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.
"We are very close to seeing the emergence of enterobacteria that will be impossible to treat with antibiotics," said Lance Price of George Washington University. The Daily Telegraph
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