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Human infections from drug-resistant bacteria are spiking in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned.

The CDC’s laboratory tests have shown that occurrences of a bacteria called NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (NDM-CRE) have increased dramatically.

NDM-CRE belongs to a broader category of bacteria called carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE), which have shown to resist some of the most powerful antibiotics available.

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"NDM" refers to an enzyme called New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase, which is resistant to almost all antibiotics, according to the report.

In 2020, NDM-CRE led to approxim

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