"The number of infections by drug-resistant, “nightmare bacteria” rose by almost 70 percent between 2019 & 2023 in the US, according to…the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)"

"The increase in US cases may be related to the COVID-19 pandemic" and its "huge surge in antibiotic use"

"Bacteria containing the NDM gene…can be found elsewhere in the world as well, although prevalence varies by region."

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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/24/what-are-nightmare-bacteria-and-why-are-infections-rising-in-the-us

What are ‘nightmare bacteria’ and why are infections rising in the US?

Health officials in the US are sounding the alarm over the rise of drug-resistant ‘nightmare bacteria’.

Al Jazeera