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'Nightmare' Superbug Cases Rise in Illinois Health-Care Facilities

  • December 12, 2016

Antibiotic resistant bacteria are becoming so strong and so prevalent that they’ve dubbed a “nightmare” by the Chicago Tribune, which is reporting on the 27 percent growth of these dangerous superbugs around the city last year. The latest superbug is called CRE, short for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, which withstands many of the strongest antibiotics. The race to stay ahead of CRE and MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) has been ongoing and...