First there was the MRSA anti-virus; now, CRKP is here in Missouri, too

If you've had any hospital stays in the last few years, you're likely familiar with the super anti-virus MRSA, for which hospitals have had little or no effect fighting.

It seems we've antibiotic-ed ourselves into a never-never world where little if anything fights these infections.  It can and has killed people.  You go into the hospital to get better but instead, contract MRSA and get worse.

Or die.

Honestly.

Well, now, news is out of a newer and apparently more strain-resistant infection, CRKP (carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae).  And the fact is, it's been found here in Missouri, too:

Just so you know, it's another strain-resistant bacteria.

And it's here.

    

Links:http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/antibiotic-superbugs-crkp-mrsa-risk

http://patients.about.com/od/medicalmistakessafety/a/CRKP-Superbug-Infection-Found-In-Hospitals-And-Healthcare-Facilities.htm

http://patients.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=patients&cdn=health&tm=14&f=00&su=p284.9.336.ip_&tt=2&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.cdc.gov/HAI/organisms/cre.html