• Question: Are there any particular types of superbugs that you work against?

    Asked by knighto to Aled on 7 Mar 2014.
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      Aled Roberts answered on 7 Mar 2014:

      Hi Knighto (again and again!)

      There are lots of super bugs I work on… some include:

      Escherichia coli (E. coli)
      Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
      Vancomycin resistant enterrococci (VRE)
      Extended spectrum beta-lactam resistant bacteria (ESBLs)

      Pseudomonas aeruginosa (this is the main one I look as although not well known it is becoming a much bigger problem in hospitals worldwide!)

      However, there are many others which aren’t technically superbugs (this is a term used by the media) however they have resistance to lots of antibiotics BUT because they don’t infect people in great number they aren’t classed as “superbugs”.

      Hope that answers your question! If not, ask me more!

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