The researchers found foodborne pathogens that had formed colonies of pathogens in a sticky biofilm in three common types of plastic in raw and treated wastewater.
The WHO is particularly worried about ST23, an hvKp strain that carries carbapenem-resistance genes and has been detected in 12 countries.
High rates of resistance to older and newer antibiotics were found in 17 countries across 4 continents.
Researcher says ongoing surveillance is needed to ensure that women receive optimal empiric antibiotics for uncomplicated UTIs.
European health officials say the rise in Klebsiella pneumoniae strains combining hypervirulence with resistance to last-resort antibiotics is a cause for concern.
With the pipeline for new antibiotics weak and underfunded, vaccines are seen as a potential tool for preventing the infections that drive antibiotic use and resistance.
The MDR strains emerged earlier and are more widespread than thought.
The worrisome, deadly Klebsiella pneumoniae strains reported in China last week could be a harbinger.
The hypervirulent, highly drug-resistant, and highly transmissible strains killed all 5 infected patients.
More than a third of drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains belonged to a clade never before seen at such high levels.
