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CDC Report on Pan-Resistant NDM Klebsiella in Nevada– A Sad Tale

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During the past few weeks the case of a patient with MDR Klebsiella infection has made the news. We are told that this particular pathogen is “resistant to 26 antibiotics”. We were informed that the patient had multiple prior hospitalizations Continue reading CDC Report on Pan-Resistant NDM Klebsiella in Nevada– A Sad Tale→

Strep Infections in High Places

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George Washington, age 67,  had a bad peritonsillar or epiglottal abscess; indeed, he died from it as his personal physicians resorted to extensive blood letting and did not dare lance the abscess.  He would have recovered with penicillin, I guess, but in his Continue reading Strep Infections in High Places→