FRANCE BACTERIA
December 1st, 2003
BY MONICA DOBIE
A SUPERBUG in northern France has infected 112 people, 18 of whom have died since the summer. French health officials said 21 hospitals have discovered the presence of the bacterium acinetobacter baumannii. The infection rate has recently slowed but officials remain worried because the bacterium is resistant to most antibiotics.
A SUPERBUG in northern France has infected 112 people, 18 of whom have died since the summer. French health officials said 21 hospitals have discovered the presence of the bacterium acinetobacter baumannii. The infection rate has recently slowed but officials remain worried because the bacterium is resistant to most antibiotics.
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