Study profiles US threat from drug-resistant bacteria
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - 17:20
in Health & Medicine
In the clearest picture yet of the burden of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) in the United States—an important cause of healthcare-associated infections—a group from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) yesterday reported low overall incidence but regional variation, with most cases linked to earlier hospitalization and discharge to long-term care. In 2013, the CDC […]