Sunday, August 22, 2010

First case of superbug confirmed in Ontario

First case of superbug confirmed in Ontario: "BRAMPTON, ONT. - A patient who recently travelled to India and was later treated at a health facility in Brampton, Ont., has tested positive for the NDM-1 superbug, Ontario health officials confirmed Saturday.

It is the first-known case of NDM-1 in Ontario, and the third in Canada, said provincial Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care spokeswoman Joanne Woodward Fraser.

The patient was being treated at the William Osler Health System facility in Brampton, she said, and is no longer in hospital.

NDM-1 is a bacteria that is highly resistant to most antibiotics. World health officials have recently become concerned about the spread of the bacteria from countries like India, Pakistan and Bangladesh."

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