Serious discovery in the blood of two patients in China!

Scientists from Chengdu University have discovered two new types of deadly bacteria resistant to antibiotics in the blood of patients in China.

Two patients with an unspecified type of Enterobacteriaceae did not respond to penicillin or cephalosporin with the help of antibiotics in the laboratory.

Gastrointestinal bacteria are present in the gastrointestinal tract and are generally harmless. However, meningitis can cause if you enter the blood, or pneumonia if you enter the lungs.

Scientists worry about the emergence of new antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which can make life-threatening infections more difficult to cure, while delayed treatment often leads to sepsis.

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Dr. Wenging Wu, of the Center for Infectious Diseases, led the study, which faces a growing fear of increased resistance to antibiotics.

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that the world would begin a "post-antibiotic" era if no action was taken.

Enterobacter huaxiensis and Enterobacter chuandaensis were recovered from two patients and received blood samples as part of routine medical care at Western China Hospital.

The genetic analysis of microorganisms revealed that they were "previously unknown," according to scientists from the Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.

In addition to differences in DNA, the newly discovered strains differed from other intestinal bacteria in their ability to degrade sugars and potassium salts.

Pneumonia, tuberculosis, gonorrhea and salmonella are part of the growing number of infections that are difficult to treat.

Source: Daily Mail