The Only Way to Huntdown Nightmare Bacteria
What are ‘nightmare bacteria’ and why are infections rising in the US? Nightmare bacteria” is a nickname the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gave to a group of highly drug-resistant bacteria that are very difficult—or sometimes impossible—to treat with standard antibiotics. The most well-known examples are Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), but the term…