"Nightmare" Bacteria

Summary:
     Superbugs called Enterobacteriaceae have started to become a larger health problem in the U.S. in the past decade. The number of cases reported from hospitals have increased by 3%. These superbugs are resistant to all antibiotics and its resistance is able to be spread to other bacteria. Because of its strong resistance, patients who have been infected with this bacteria have a small chance of surviving. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is trying to find a way to inhibit the growth of this bacteria before it gets out of hand. Doctors have also been warned to use antibiotics more carefully so that no more superbugs will develop.

Relevance:
     This article about superbugs is relevant to our studies, because we learned about bacteria. We performed a lab about bacterial inhibition, and this article talks about how professional scientists are trying to find an antibiotic that these superbugs are not resistant to so that they can inhibit the growth of Enterobacteriaceae.

Source:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/03/05/173526084/infections-with-nightmare-bacteria-are-on-the-rise-in-u-s-hospitals
5 March 2013. Rob Stein. NPR.