Superbug Found in American Woman
A research article published on May 26, 2016 in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy reported that a Pennsylvania woman had her urine tested positively for the presence of a bacteria resistant to antibiotics, implying an uncertain and unchartered for the healthcare regulators and experts. The test has an alarming consequence as it may imply pretty much the "end of the road" for antibiotics. The Pennsylvania woman had e. coli infection that had proved to be resistant to potent antibiotic drug Colistin, often known as the last line of defense against the superbugs, including a family of bacteria known as CRE. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers CRE as one of the most potential public health threat in the nation. The health researchers found Colistin-resistant bacteria in pigs, raw pork and a small number of people in China. There are two ways bacteria may acquire resistance to antibiotics:
(1) Mutation: Through evolution bacteria may undergo genetic mutation and become antibiotic-resistant
(2) Plasmid Infection and Transfer: Bacteria may get infected by a small piece of DNA, called the plasmid, that may then produce multiple copies and infect resistant genes. The plasmid may also jump from one affected organism to another organism as part of an intra-/inter-family plasmid transfer process. The Pennsylvania woman got infected by bacteria of the second kind.
A research article published on May 26, 2016 in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy reported that a Pennsylvania woman had her urine tested positively for the presence of a bacteria resistant to antibiotics, implying an uncertain and unchartered for the healthcare regulators and experts. The test has an alarming consequence as it may imply pretty much the "end of the road" for antibiotics. The Pennsylvania woman had e. coli infection that had proved to be resistant to potent antibiotic drug Colistin, often known as the last line of defense against the superbugs, including a family of bacteria known as CRE. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers CRE as one of the most potential public health threat in the nation. The health researchers found Colistin-resistant bacteria in pigs, raw pork and a small number of people in China. There are two ways bacteria may acquire resistance to antibiotics:
(1) Mutation: Through evolution bacteria may undergo genetic mutation and become antibiotic-resistant
(2) Plasmid Infection and Transfer: Bacteria may get infected by a small piece of DNA, called the plasmid, that may then produce multiple copies and infect resistant genes. The plasmid may also jump from one affected organism to another organism as part of an intra-/inter-family plasmid transfer process. The Pennsylvania woman got infected by bacteria of the second kind.
Super Fungus Found in North Texas Patient Clusters
The Dallas Morning News reported on July 23, 2021 that 22 patients in three Dallas-area hospitals were found with drug-resistant Candida Auris, a form of harmful yeast that seemed to be resistant to a last-line-of-defense class of drugs, Echinocandins. What's troubling is that the fungus has spread human-to-human that makes it more difficult to contain. Two of the Dallas-area patients have died. CDC reported the presence of Super Fungus among Dallas-area patients after tracking them between January and April 2021. Another cluster of 101 Candida Auris cases were reported in Washington D.C. area, with three resistant to all three kinds of anti-fungal medications. One of those patients has passed away.
Four in Collin County Die in Super Fungus Infection
The Dallas Morning News in its Saturday July 24, 2021, edition has reported that two Collin County hospitals are part of clusters of Candida Auris contamination in the area hospitals reported a day earlier. Four patients have been reported to have died from the super fungus infection in the county.
Candida Auris' Rapid Spread Alarms Healthcare Professionals
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on March 20, 2023 issued a healthcare alert about a rapidly spreading fungus, Candida Auris, that had turned out to have a deadly outcome for many patients with underlying conditions. C. Auris is found among many hospitalized patients, and is achieving the stature of increasingly antibiotic resistant. According to the CDC, there were 2,377 nationwide clinical cases of Candida Auris in 2022, out of which 160 were from Texas. Texas' reported cases jumped three fold from 54 in 2021.
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