Posted on 03/26/2011 9:12:33 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Dr. Brad Spellberg, an infectious disease expert at Harbor UCLA Medical Center says there is no current teatment for CRKP bacteria — and there might not be any in the future either.
County health officials warn the elderly are especially at risk of CRKP infections. (Getty Images) “There’s been a complete collapse in the development of new antibiotics over the last decade…and in the next decade there isn’t going to be anything that becomes available that’s going to be able to treat these bacteria,” said Spellberg.
Medical expert Dr. David Baron of Primary Caring in Malibu cautions hospital visitors that there’s no need to panic, but advises people visiting their loved ones to examine the standards of the intensive care units
Officials say that so far only six percent of the so-called “super bug” cases in the county were found in hospitals.
(Excerpt) Read more at losangeles.cbslocal.com ...
Just a bit of science trivia for anyone interested: the bacteria was named when the investigating scientist accidentally inhaled it and spent the rest of the day bent over on his hands and knees puking with his CRacKuP.
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