Government scientists say infection rates from drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” have been increasing dramatically ...

The infection rate of one type of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales bacteria has risen by more than 460 percent in recent ...

The U.S. is witnessing a troubling rise in infections caused by bacteria carrying the NDM gene — dubbed “nightmare bacteria”— ...

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) flags a surge in “nightmare bacteria.” The label, ...

Infectious disease doctors are sounding the alarm after a new CDC report found that drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” ...

A drug-resistant bacteria, commonly called “nightmare bacteria,” is spreading dramatically across the United States, ...

Bacteria that are difficult to treat due to the so-called NDM gene primarily drove the increase, CDC researchers wrote in an ...

The U.S. has seen a dramatic increase in a dangerous type of drug-resistant bacteria. And the Centers for Disease Control and ...

It’s likely that many people are unrecognized carriers of the drug-resistant bacteria, which could lead to community spread, CDC scientists said.

Infection rates from drug-resistant "nightmare bacteria" rose almost 70% between 2019 and 2023, according to a new report from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientists.