(NewsNation) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sounding the alarm as cases of the drug-resistant superbug NDM-CRE continue to rise across the U.S.

According to the agency, NDM-CRE is part of a group of bacteria that are resistant to some of the strongest antibiotics available. Between 2019 and 2023, NDM-CRE infections surged by more than 460% in the U.S., leaving hospitals racing to control the spread.

Historically rare, the superbug can lead to serious infections such as pneumonia, bloodstream infections, urinary tract infections or wound infections, which can result in severe illness and higher mortality rates. Because the NDM-CRE is so hard to detect and even harder to treat, some researchers have begun referring to it as the “nightmare bacteria.”

Because it resists

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