Life Science log

New drug-resistant superbugs found in 3 states

(AP) -- An infectious-disease nightmare is unfolding: A new gene that can turn many types of bacteria into superbugs resistant to nearly all antibiotics has sickened people in three states and ...

Mon 13 Sep 10 from PhysOrg

New Drug-Resistant Superbugs Found in 3 States, Mon 13 Sep 10 from FOXNews

New drug-resistant superbugs found in 3 states, Mon 13 Sep 10 from AP

Superbugs top focus of leading microbiology meet

Serious public health risks due to a lack of new antibiotics at a time of rising antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" will be the main focus of a top microbiology conference in Boston that starts ...

Sat 11 Sep 10 from PhysOrg

Japan confirms its first case of new superbug gene

(AP) -- Japan has confirmed the nation's first case of a new gene in bacteria that allows the microorganisms to become drug-resistant superbugs, detected in a man who had medical treatment in ...

Tue 7 Sep 10 from PhysOrg

Japan confirms its first case of new superbug gene, Tue 7 Sep 10 from AP

Japan detects its first case of NDM-1 superbug

Japan on Monday said it has detected its first case of an antibiotic-resistant "superbug" that surfaced in South Asia and has triggered a global health alert.

Mon 6 Sep 10 from PhysOrg

UPDATE: New Drug-Resistant Superbugs Found in 3 States

An infectious-disease nightmare is unfolding: Bacteria that have been made resistant to nearly all antibiotics by an alarming new gene have sickened people in three states and are popping up ...

Tue 14 Sep 10 from FOXNews

Japan Confirms First Case of New Superbug Gene

Japan has confirmed the nation's first case of a new gene in bacteria that allows the microorganisms to become drug-resistant superbugs, detected in a man who had medical treatment in India

Tue 7 Sep 10 from FOXNews

Japan Confirms First Superbug Gene, Tue 7 Sep 10 from Laboratory Equipment