CRE Superbug: Doctors Should Act ‘Aggressively’ to Prevent Them

CRE superbug: The Centers for Disease Control issued a warning to medical professionals across the U.S. about CRE superbugs resistant to most types of antibiotics.

Beds are prepared in the intensive care unit section of the Navy hospital ship U.S.N.S. Comfort during a media tour of the ship Jan. 15, 2010 in Baltimore, Maryland. Alex Wong/Getty Images

CRE superbug: The Centers for Disease Control issued a warning to medical professionals across the U.S. about CRE superbugs resistant to most types of antibiotics.