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Antibiotic-Resistant E Coli Reaches The US For The First Time (reuters.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the there's-a-first-for-everything dept.

New submitter maharvey writes: A woman in Pennsylvania has contracted a strain of E Coli that is unaffected by all known legal antibiotics, including the antibiotics of last resort. We have had bacteria that were resistant, but this is the first bacteria that is completely immune. Such bacteria were known in China, but since the woman has not traveled recently it means she contracted it in the wild in the USA. This is a major step toward the terrifying post-antibiotic world.

2 of 203 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Does vodka help? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I regularly have my Russian women consume vodka before placing their proverbial lips on my appendage. That is, after I place my tinfoil hat on and cross my fingers. So far so good. My anecdotal evidence supports your inquiry AND you read it here on the internet so it must be true.

  2. "Such bacteria were known in China..." by JoeyRox · · Score: 3, Funny

    More proof of our trade imbalance with China.