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(CRE) Infection
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae
CRE infections are most commonly seen in people with exposure to healthcare settings like hospitals and long-term care facilities, such as skilled nursing facilities, and long-term acute care hospitals.
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The family of germs, dubbed CRE for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, evades some the strongest antibiotics, making infections almost untreatable.
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Hospitals need to take action against the spread of a deadly, antibiotic-resistant strain of bacteria, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The bacteria kill up to half of patients who are infected.
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| Can anything stop the SUPERBUGS that are making people sick and seem to defy the tools of medical science? Researchers are working on the problem, but to no avail so far. |
