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CDC Telebriefing: Vital Signs Report Details Rising Threat from Lethal CRE Bacteria - Media Advisory

March 5, 2013

CDC will host a telephone-only media availability to discuss the new Vital Signs report on a drug-resistant bacteria called carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) that is spreading in U.S. inpatient medical facilities. These bacteria cause life-threatening infections that are difficult, and in some cases, impossible to treat. In some places, these bacteria are already posing a routine threat to patients and t…

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