[Translation out of Japan]
2010-09-06
Resistant bacteria are difficult to treat with the new antibiotic from patients who were hospitalized after their return from India in Tochigi Prefecture, were found to have been detected. According to the report below dated September 06, 2010 Asahi Shimbun.
Resistant bacteria are difficult to treat with the new antibiotic, the patient was hospitalized and returned from India in Tochigi Prefecture, were found to have been detected. And has spread to Europe from India and Pakistan "NDM1" I have a gene called resistant strains. The first confirmed in Japan.
According to the Ministry of Health, Hospital独協医科大学(Mibu Town, Tochigi Prefecture), the office received a call, I examined past cases, but were suspected infection cases reported in early September, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases it was.
According to the hospital and the ministry, was found last May, a 50-year-old Japanese male patient in his hospital, medical school was German cooperation. The man recovered and was discharged. The other patient was not infected. Because symptoms such as fever, I examined, NDM1 found E. coli bacteria that have genes.
Ministry officials, "the hospital has not received direct reports are aware of the information from researchers. Gathering information as soon as possible, to consider further measures," trying.
New resistant strains were reported this summer that has spread to Europe from India and Pakistan and the UK. According to the British medical journal, this fungus, a total of 143 patients from India and Pakistan,
Has found 37 cases in the UK.
This ministry is August 18 for hospitals nationwide through state, when there were outbreaks in the country, the Secretariat issued a call to request a report on the National Institute of Infectious Diseases.
E. coli bacteria in the body has anyone originally. Are concerned about the possibility of expanding your knowledge as well as community-acquired infections in the hospital. NDM1 to earn bacteria Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae have, super bacteria that infected patients difficult to treat because most antibiotics are ineffective (super resistant bacteria) is called, WHO from bacteria to bacteria countries were warned to infection.
For now, the market does not seem to be spreading infection, hospitals are committed to the proper use of antibiotics, we do not watch out resistant bacteria, washing, masks, and gloves further infection prevention and thorough I want to work.
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