Superbug threat is for real
Submitted by rummykhan on Fri, 2011-04-29 12:09
DRUG-resistant NDM-1 gene has been debated ever since India was identified a source of the gene in patients in the UK. The debate intensified on April 7, 2011, when the journal Lancet Infectious Disease published a paper which stated that the gene (New Delhi Metallo-betalactamase- 1) was found in tap water, rivulets and water pools in Delhi. The gene makes the microbe that carries it resistant to antibiotics.
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May 15, 2011
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15/05/2011