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Wednesday, March 06, 2013
Hospitals need to take action against the spread of a deadly, antibiotic-resistant strain of bacteria that kills up to half of patients who are infected, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned. The bacteria strain carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) has increased over the past decade and grown resistant to even the most powerful antibiotics. "CRE are nightmare bacteria," CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden said. "Our strongest antibiotics don't work and patients are left with potentially untreatable infections. Doctors, hospital leaders and public health must work together now to implement CDC's 'detect and protect' strategy and stop these infections from spreading." Advertisement
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