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CDC finds ‘nightmare bacteria’ prevalent in US

By Robert King
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CDC finds ‘nightmare bacteria’ prevalent in US

Hundreds of cases of “nightmare bacteria” have been found in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.

New nationwide testing data found 221 instances last year of unusual, antibiotic-resistant genes that previously had been uncommon in the U.S.

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