There is an uncontrollable spread of bacteria

In a recent study, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned of a "hard-to-treat" strain of bacteria spreading rapidly in the country's health facilities , threatening health. The health of the patient and may even cause irreversible infections.

The report is published in CDC's "Vital Signs" publication on March 5. According to CDC officials, this deadly bacterium is enterobacteriaceae resistant to carbapenem (CRE) antibiotics.

Enterobacteriaceae is a family of intestinal bacteria, consisting of more than 70 species that directly affect Gram-negative bacteria, including E. coli that normally live in the digestive organ.

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Scientists say over the years, some bacteria belonging to enterobacteriaceae group are resistant to carbapenem antibiotics. This group of antibiotics is widely used in the treatment of diseases, particularly a certain role in the treatment of multiple cases of resistance associated with Gram-negative bacilli.

The author of the study said that the most powerful antibiotics they used did not work with CRE, resulting in death due to a severe incurable infection. The report also showed that more than half of patients died after a blood infection originated from this bacterium.

Scientists also said that the bacteria are easily dispersed quickly in health facilities, mainly from the hands of medical workers, then transmitted to the patient, even healthy people. The risk of CRE infection is higher for patients on long-term hospital treatment, patients who have access to special treatments and older people who use nursing services at home.

The report also shows that in the first 6 months of 2012, nearly 200 hospitals and acute long-term treatment facilities had to receive at least one case of CRE infection. CDC also added that in the past decade the agency has detected a bacterium belonging to the CRE group in 42 states' health care facilities.

In response to this situation, CDC Director Tom Fraiden has advised medical staff and medical staff to have a protection and detection strategy to prevent the rapid spread of CRE bacteria. In addition, scientists also advised doctors to use antibiotics more wisely, in addition to setting up special treatment areas, in which medical devices and medical staff focused on treatment only. CRE infected patients.