Indian Supergene Found in Military Hospital
Indian Supergene
NDM-1 is a type of enzyme that makes bacteria resistant to most of the antibiotics that are used to fight them. NDM-1 Symptoms include E. Coli symptoms, and Klebsiella pneumonia symptoms. NDM-1 has been referred to as the Indian supergene, a super superbug, and New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1. The Afghan patient from Kabul who was burnt in an explosion, passed away.
The NDM-1 supergene was first detected in a Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate from a Swedish patient of Indian origin in 2008. It was later detected in bacteria in India, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Japan, Brazil and now Afghanistan.
NDM-1 is an enzyme that is carried in certain gram negative bacteria like E. coli, Klebsiella and others, which makes the bacterium resistant to antibiotics, including carbapenems, with the exception of the monobactam agent, aztreonam.
The ” New Delhi superbug” remains “a global concern” because of its resistance to all available antibiotics, according to a senior World Health Organisation (WHO) official. Doctors have identified the the “Indian supergene” as a potential worldwide threat.
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