There is a new superbug known as "CRKP", or Klebsiella pneumoniae. CRKP is an enterobacterium which is a relative of E. coli. It is known to be resistant to most antibiotics other than colistin. However, colistin is a drug so powerful that there are established cases of this drug damaging kidneys after its use. This issue can be particularly troublesome for people with kidney disease such as PKD . This superbug is spreading rapidly and is now known to be in most of our states. CPKP is known to be fatal in at least 40% of the cases. The CDC is very concerned about the limited treatment options.
Klebsiella Pneumoniae or CRKP, a new Superbug.
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royhobie, thanks for the heads up, did some research and did come up with this. This is just the results of one study from Cal. It also seems to go along with the MRSA surmise of the overuse of antibiotics in the general population.
The study "adds weight to the general concerns regarding overuse of antibiotics," Fielding said, "and highlights the importance of continued surveillance and efforts to try to reduce both the overuse of antibiotics and increased investment in new antibiotics," he said.
Patients who get CRKP tend to be elderly, stay in hospitals for long periods of time, and be on ventilators, according to Dr. Dawn Tera####a, of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
CRKP is not new. But previously, it was thought to be limited to the East Coast of the United States, the researchers say. Researchers have not systematically monitored this bacteria on a national scale. This was the first time public health officials in Los Angeles had required laboratories to report the presence of this bacteria.
Drug-Resistant Bacteria Found in L.A. | CRKP | Long-term Care Hospitals | My Health News Daily
The study "adds weight to the general concerns regarding overuse of antibiotics," Fielding said, "and highlights the importance of continued surveillance and efforts to try to reduce both the overuse of antibiotics and increased investment in new antibiotics," he said.
Patients who get CRKP tend to be elderly, stay in hospitals for long periods of time, and be on ventilators, according to Dr. Dawn Tera####a, of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
CRKP is not new. But previously, it was thought to be limited to the East Coast of the United States, the researchers say. Researchers have not systematically monitored this bacteria on a national scale. This was the first time public health officials in Los Angeles had required laboratories to report the presence of this bacteria.
Drug-Resistant Bacteria Found in L.A. | CRKP | Long-term Care Hospitals | My Health News Daily
RPMDAD, Thanks. You are exactly correct; Although the media would like for everyone to believe it is new. There have been cases for many years. It is similar to MRSA due to that it is a super bug. However, it is from the e coli family as I said before. I know our County is monitoring it in our area. As long as reasonable precautions are taken, it shouldn't be a problem. There are many other things out there of a potential concern, depending upon how it develops. One of them is H1N5. So far, H1N5 hasn't developed any where near the concern the scientists thought it would be. And that's fine by me. However, as in any other bug, they always change and try to find a way to survive. This is why we always need to be a step ahead.
Lately on the health front I have been studying the feasibility of "radioactive fog" in Japan. May start a new thread on it as I learn more. Sea fog is well known in areas along the water front such as our Chesapeake Bay from changing temperatures. So far, it has been too cold for sea fog to develop in Japan. Where radiation element molecules (REM) are known to attach to dust particles, it of course would attach in heavier concentrations in sea fog. This is created through evaporation, similar to how storms develop at sea.
The hope is that it is dispersed enough to not be a concern. However, as radiation is introduced in to the ocean on a continuous basis, it mixes at different levels. So far, they have no idea how to stop it. In fact, they have to introduce more in to the ocean at what they claim is low level radiation, in order to stop even higher level radiation from entering the ocean.
I could go on, but it is some interesting science with many variables. Upper level winds, currents in the ocean, evaporation rate based on temperature and wind, etc. Would there be a potential for radioactive rain? In Japan, I would say so. I don't see it happening here. If it somehow did, it would be very low.