Klebsiella Pneumoniae Superbug Killed Six at NIH Clinical Center

Aug 22, 2012, 15:45 PM by Michael Croft

Huffington Post | Scientists are reporting how next-generation sequencing identified a deadly antibiotic-resistant 'superbug' that spread alarmingly through the medical center at the NIH, ultimately claiming six lives before the source of infection was confirmed and the microbe eradicated.

August 22, 2012 | Over six frightening months, a deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria spread though the medical center at the NIH, eventually claiming six lives. Scientists report today how next-generation sequencing identifying the killer 'superbug', information that ultimately assisted in the microbe's successful eradication from the hospital. Huffington Post