Detecting deadly drug-resistant virus in Australia

To date, there have been 18 deaths due to infection with Klebsiella Pneumoniae Carbapenemase (KPC), also known as KPC, in Victoria, Australia.

The virus is deadly resistant in Australia

Of the 57 KPC cases in Victoria, 28 were discovered at St. Hospital. Vincent in Melbourne city. 10 of them were treated while the rest did not get sick.

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State hospitals are using infection control and enhancement measures to respond to the virus.

The deadly virus KPC is thought to have spread to Australia through people who had been hospitalized during their time in Greece or Asia.

Since 2012, 52 people in Victoria have been found to have KPC blood infection or carry it in the virus but do not develop the disease. At the same time, 18 people died due to KPC in their bodies. However, KPC is not the only cause of death in these people.

Dr. Finn Romanes said that KPC can appear in the patient's intestine but does not develop illness. However, people with weak resistance like cancer or diabetes patients may have a urinary or blood sugar infection. Mortality rate when KPC is quite high and 50% in Australia.