CBS news is reporting “An official with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there’s no reason for people to be overly concerned, right now, about the discovery in a Pennsylvania woman of an infection that’s resistant to one of the world’s “last-resort” anti-bacterial drugs.”
“The Pennsylvania woman is the first person in the country to be infected with bacteria containing a gene that makes it resistant to colistin, a so-called “last-resort” antibiotic.”
“The CDC plans to beef up laboratory response to the situation. Currently, the investigation is focused on identifying close contacts, including household members and healthcare workers, of the Pennsylvania patient to see if any of them may have been at risk for transmission of the bacteria containing the colistin-resistant gene.”
Read the full story on CBS news:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/nightmare-antibiotic-resistant-superbug-whats-the-risk/