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Study: 40 Percent Higher Risk of Superbug CPE Infection for Those Having Taken Antibiotics

Study: 40 Percent Higher Risk of Superbug CPE Infection for Those Having Taken Antibiotics
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David Chu
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The latest study of the Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, showed that the infection rate of a broad spectrum of drug-resistant superbugs, carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae (CPE), keeps on increasing. The number of cases has reached over 1,000 since 2014.

The infection rate of CPE in high-risk patients increased nearly 40-fold from 2015 to 2019. The risk of infection for those that have taken beta-lactam antibiotics is increased by 37 percent.

David Chu
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David Chu is a London-based journalist who has been working in the financial sector for almost 30 years in major cities in China and abroad, including South Korea, Thailand, and other Southeast Asian countries. He was born in a family specializing in Traditional Chinese Medicine and has a background in ancient Chinese literature.
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