The patient is 49 years old, she is from Pennsylvania and in recent months she has not traveled abroad. A rare type of E. coli was found in her urine. None of the treatments tried so far have borne fruit, he said The Telegraph, which quotes AFP.
The last hope was the antibiotic Colistin, effective so far in similar cases. Colistin has been used to treat infections caused by E. coli or Salmonella, but not only since 1959. In this case, however, it did not work, said Thomas Frieden, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States.
“The medicine cabinet is empty for some patients. It is the end of the road in terms of antibiotics, if we do not act urgently“said Tom Frieden.
The same bacterium has previously been found in China and Europe, including lean pork. abc.net.au.
This situation, presented in detail in a report by the US Department of Defense on Thursday, was reached due to excessive and incorrect use of antibiotics, which led to mutations in bacteria. Not only have they become immune to antibiotics, but they can multiply freely even in this context.
David cameron: People die from simple infections
The fact that bacteria have become resistant to antibiotics can cause patients to die from simple infections or pain such as TB, for example. That should not normally mean a death sentence, British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Friday.
“In too many cases, antibiotics don’t work anymore. That means people die from simple infections or conditions“such as tuberculosis, tetanus, sepsis, infections that should not mean a death sentence,” the British prime minister said. Reuters.
At the current G7 summit in Japan, he campaigned to reduce the use of antibiotics and reward pharmaceutical companies that develop new antibiotics.
Recently, yes in Romania several babies were infected with a type of E.coli, which killed some of them.
Are antibiotics in Romania ineffective? Possible side effects of diluted disinfectants Interview
The Romanian health system is currently shaken by a huge scandal, after it was found out that in hospitals diluted disinfectants are used, very little or not at all effective against bacteria and viruses.
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