Between 2019 and 2023, NDM-CRE infections surged by more than 460% in the United States... NDM-producing CRE (NDM-CRE) are resistant to most available antibiotics, and NDM-CRE infections are associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality.
Infections related to the bacteria, called NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (NDM-CRE), rose by over 460% in the U.S ...New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase(NDM) is an enzyme that causes the bacteria to resist almost all antibiotics.
of a drug-resistant bacteria called NDM-CRE ... Between 2019 and 2023, NDM-CRE infections increased by more than 460 percent in the U.S., the CDC said, citing a study that was published Tuesday ... NDM-CRE is linked to “high” rate of morbidity and mortality.