Superbug Brought Back by Iraq War Casualties

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Superbug brought back by Iraq war casualties

 

Injured soldiers returning from Iraq have brought back a superbug that

has been linked with outbreaks in NHS hospitals where they have been

treated, a health minister has confirmed. The links between casualties

brought back from Iraq and outbreaks in the NHS have caused alarm within

the health service..... ......... ......... ..

 

 

" A multi-resistant strain of A. baumannii known as the 'T strain' has

been isolated from casualties returning to the UK from Iraq, " the Health

minister Andy Burnham said in a Commons written answer.

 

He said the exact source of the infection had not been identified but US

casualties returning to America had also been found to be carrying the

superbug.... ......... ......... .

 

A. baumannii is resistant to most common antibiotics and, if left

untreated, can lead to pneumonia, fever and septicaemia. It has been

identified in more than 240 military personnel in the US since the 2003

invasion of Iraq, and has been associated with five deaths.

 

full article:

 

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/health_medical/article1962456.ece

 

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