NEWS: Lancet warns NDM-1 'superbug' appearing in West
The trend toward globalized "medical tourism" took a hit Wednesday as the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal published a study showing that "A new form of bacteria resistant to most antibiotics is spreading worldwide," the London Financial Timessaid Wednesday.[1] -- "Patients who have travelled to India for treatment should be screened for infection before receiving medical care on returning to their home countries," scientists said. -- "[A] study led by Timothy Walsh at Cardiff University Medical School . . . showed patients in the Indian subcontinent had a significant presence of a gene called NDM-1. It alters bacteria, making them resistant to most antibiotics (more)
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