PRO/EDR> Antibiotic resistance (06): Italy (TC) fatal, NDM-1, nosocomial

Hospital-Related Infection — Italy
A superbug outbreak has been reported in the Italian region of Tuscany. Authorities in Tuscany, home to some of Italy’s most visited tourist attractions, have stepped up hospital controls after a deadly outbreak of the New Delhi superbug.
The antibiotic-resistant killer has shown “significant diffusion in the northwestern area of Tuscany” since November 2018, infecting at least 75 people, local health authority ARS said. The bacterial disease is believed to have killed at least 31 people in