CDC warns of antibiotic-resistant NDM-CRE bacteria surge

Sep 25, 2025 - 04:00
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CDC warns of antibiotic-resistant NDM-CRE bacteria surge
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning of the surge in infections in the U.S. of a drug-resistant bacteria called NDM-CRE.  In 2020, about 12,700 infections and 1,100 deaths in the country were due to CRE. Between 2019 and 2023, NDM-CRE infections increased by more than 460 percent in the U.S., the…