New ‘superbug’ becomes first drug-proof bacteria to hit U.S

Name: New ‘superbug’ becomes first drug-proof bacteria to hit U.S
Uploaded: 2016-05-26T23:46:43Z
Duration: P278S
Description: A 49-year-old Pennsylvania woman has been found carrying a strain of E. coli that is resistant to last-resort antibiotics, which researchers say marks the first appearance of a drug-proof bacteria on U.S. soil. Scientists in Pennsylvania are working with the Centers for Disease Control to find a way to fight the superbug. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Dr. Beth Bell of the CDC for more.

Clip: 05/26/2016 | 4m 38s

A 49-year-old Pennsylvania woman has been found carrying a strain of E. coli that is resistant to last-resort antibiotics, which researchers say marks the first appearance of a drug-proof bacteria on U.S. soil. Scientists in Pennsylvania are working with the Centers for Disease Control to find a way to fight the superbug. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Dr. Beth Bell of the CDC for more.

Aired: 05/26/16

Rating: NR

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