NDM-1 superbug cases jump to 8 in Canada, Public Health Agency confirms
Published: Wednesday, November 10, 2010
12:01 PM ET
Canadian Press The Canadian Press
TORONTO - There's been a significant jump in recorded cases of an emerging antibiotic-resistant superbug within Canada.The Public Health Agency of Canada says eight cases of NDM-1 bacterial infection have been confirmed, up from three as of late August. Dr. Michael Mulvey of the federal agency says two of the patients died, although not directly from NDM-1 bacteria.One was a 76-year-old B.C. woman who died of complications from sepsis, while the other patient was from Quebec and succumbed to cancer. At least five of the eight people had travelled to India or Pakistan, where NDM-1 superbug infections are becoming more widespread. NDM-1 is an enzyme that has been found in several types of bacteria and made them resistant to most, if not all, antibiotics.
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