Japan confirms its first case of new superbug gene

7 September 2010, 4:02 pm

TOKYO -- Japan has confirmed the nation's first case of a new gene in bacteria that allows the microorganisms to become drug-resistant superbugs, detected in a man who had medical treatment in India, a Health Ministry official said today.... Read More »

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