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Red Bugs with No Drugs – Part 1



Gram stain image is available from the Public Health Image Library (PHIL)

Red Bugs with No Drugs – Part 1
April 2nd, 2010 11:22 am ET -
Dr. Arjun Srinivasan


As an infectious disease physician who has investigated numerous outbreaks, there are few pathogens that give me pause anymore. However, Gram-negative bacteria are different.

Best known by the name “Gram negatives” (due to the red color they turn in the laboratory when a Gram stain is used), the most threatening ones include Acinetobacter, Klebsiella, Pseudomonas, and Escherichia. These bugs have inherent genetic weapons that make them particularly good at finding new ways to be resistant to antimicrobial drugs. Gram-negatives have often proven to be more deadly than their Gram-positive counterparts, such as MRSA. Even scarier, there are no new drugs to treat these bacteria coming anytime soon.

Read more http://blogs.cdc.gov/safehealthcare/?p=128

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