The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Sept. 23 that there has been a “dramatic increase” in the prevalence of a dangerous type of drug-resistant bacteria in the United States in recent years.
The organism, NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (NDM-CRE), is part of a group of bacteria that are resistant to strong antibiotics. The NDM refers to an enzyme that makes these bacteria resistant to carbapenem antibiotics, leaving few treatment options, the agency said.
