A New Superbug Attacks Our Last Line Of Antibiotic Defense (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Antibiotics make so much possible that we just take for granted. Knocking out infections before they kill. All kinds of medical procedures, therapies that would be too risky if bacteria could move in. But superbugs are growing. Antibiotic-resistant and hard to handle. The latest, in China and Denmark, looks practically impossible to handle. A gene called MCR-1 creeping into bacteria and making those bacteria immune to our very most aggressive drugs. So pay attention. This hour On Point. fear that the ultimate antibiotic-resistant superbug has arrived. And is spreading. — Tom Ashbrook
Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2015/12/16/superbug-antibiotics-global-risk