Austrian health ministry reports 2 cases of gene that make bacteria resistant to antibiotics
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}VIENNA (AP) — Austria's health ministry is reporting two cases of a new gene that allows bacteria to become a superbug.
The ministry says experts at the medical university in the southern city of Graz detected the gene, known as NDM-1, in two people, both of whom are believed to have been infected in hospitals abroad.
A statement Friday said a person from Pakistan was released in good health from Graz's university clinic last year after successful treatment. It said another person from Kosovo is still under medical supervision there.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Researchers say the gene — which appears to be circulating widely in India — alters bacteria, making them resistant to nearly all known antibiotics.