Health Authorities Issue Rare ‘Global Situation’ Alert Over Antibiotic-Resistant Infection
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday issued a “global situation” alert about a hypervirulent strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae infection that appears to be resistant to antibiotics. The WHO said in its warning that the K. pneumoniae strain is classified as “hypervirulent” because it can cause severe infections in healthy and immunocompromised people, “which have […]
