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Rare Superbug Spreads in US
FOX NEWS ^
| 02/27/13
| FOX
Posted on 02/27/2013 4:58:19 PM PST by Doogle
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is alerting clinicians of an emerging untreatable multidrug-resistant organism in the United States.
There are many forms of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), but of the 37 forms reported in the U.S., 15 have been reported in less than a year.
The CDC said the increase in CRE means health care providers need to act aggressively to prevent the emergence and spread of these unusual CRE organisms.
Enterobacteriaceae lives in water, soil and the human gut. These surperbugs have developed high levels of resistance to antibiotics even carbapanems. Individuals who usually develop CRE infections are those who are taking antibiotics and getting significant medical treatment for other conditions.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: antibiotics; bug; cre; superbug
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To: TADSLOS; null and void
The 1 gets his comeuppance via the 2nd amendment by the 3rd estate on the 4th of July, dude....you dinna hear that from me....I’m taking the 5th.
To: null and void
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02/27/2013 6:21:49 PM PST
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little jeremiah
(Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
To: Doogle
I miss Bergey’s. I remember when I could differentiate the Enterobacteraceae with a simple IMVIC.
To: Doogle
To: Doogle
The “open border” and failure to secure the borders is finally catching up with the United States government. Problem is, the American tax payer pays for this incompetence and malicious intent by obama and his ilk!
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02/27/2013 8:03:56 PM PST
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paratrooper82
(82nd ABN Div. 1/508th BN "Fury From the Sky")
To: bigheadfred
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02/27/2013 8:27:16 PM PST
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null and void
(Gun confiscation enables tyranny. Don't enable tyranny.)
To: Doogle
I had the rare opportunity to see one of these superbugs under a microscope. As I watched a lab worker doused the bug with antibiotics. The bug began doing the backstroke across the petri dish.
“How is that possible?”, I asked.
“Training, man, training”, said the lab worker.
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02/28/2013 12:39:38 AM PST
by
count-your-change
(you don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough)
To: paratrooper82
The open border and failure to secure the borders is finally catching up with the United States government.
This has nothing to do with illegal immigration.
To: Doogle; null and void; neverdem; Smokin' Joe
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02/28/2013 12:53:40 PM PST
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LucyT
(In the 20th century 260 million people were killed by their own governments.)
To: LucyT
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02/28/2013 12:57:23 PM PST
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Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: 2ndreconmarine; Fitzcarraldo; Covenantor; Mother Abigail; EBH; Dog Gone; ...
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02/28/2013 1:49:51 PM PST
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Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing)
To: null and void; LucyT
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02/28/2013 4:01:51 PM PST
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neverdem
( Xin loi min oi)
To: LucyT; null and void
We’re surrounded! (I live in Idaho). Actually, we’re prolly some of the sickest (sic) SOBs in the country....
To: Smokin' Joe
To: Alamo-Girl
You’re Welcome, Alamo-Girl!
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02/28/2013 11:18:35 PM PST
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Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing)
To: Smokin' Joe
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03/01/2013 7:17:42 AM PST
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GOPJ
(To be free is to own one's risk - Jonathan Levy)
To: paratrooper82
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03/01/2013 6:14:59 PM PST
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Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
Thanks for the link/ping, neverdem.
Enterobacteriaceae lives in water, soil and the human gut.
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03/03/2013 8:50:24 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
(Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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