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Newest superbug found in a Connecticut toddler [video]

Newest superbug found in a Connecticut toddler [video]




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Fourth case of drug-resistant E. coli found in Connecticut child

Fourth case of drug-resistant E. coli found in Connecticut child

ATLANTA, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- A two-year-old child in Connecticut has been found to have an antibiotic-resistant strain of E. coli -- the fourth to be found in the United States.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control announced Friday that the E. coli strain, called mcr-1, was found in a two-year-old girl who'd traveled to the Caribbean, and researchers said they expect to see more cases of the drug-resistant bug pop up in the United States.While the strain the girl had was resistant to colistin, the antibiotic of last resort for antibiotic-resistant bugs, it was not resistant to all antibiotics and she fully recovered after being treated with the antibiotic paromomycin.


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Superbug gene MCR-1 found in a Connecticut toddler

Superbug gene MCR-1 found in a Connecticut toddler

A new case of the superbug gene MCR-1, which makes E. coli resistant to most antibiotics, was found in a toddler living in Connecticut.This is the fourth time that physicians detect a superbug in the United States.Although patients have been able to recover after the infection, health experts continue to investigate the superbug due to the antibiotic-resistance crisis that is targeting the country.