Antibiotic Fear As Superbug Hits

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A NEW strain of superbug which could signal the downfall of antibiotics has been identified by a professor at Cardiff University.

Research by Professor Timothy Walsh revealed 37 people had been infected with NDM-1-positive bacteria in the UK. The NDM-1 gene, which has the potential to spread easily from one strain of bacteria to another, makes a bug resistant to a large variety of powerful antibiotics.

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Antibiotic Fear As Superbug Hits

It is feared that if the gene spreads worldwide i...

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