First Antibiotic-resistant Superbug Found in US

The United States may be treading on a path to a post-antibiotics era, when more people will die from common infections. In a study published Thursday, Defense Department researchers have confirmed the discovery of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the urine of a Pennsylvania woman who visited a military clinic last month. Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the discovery could mean that we are at the "end of the road" for the...

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