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10 'superbug' stories from 2024, from bacterial 'Kryptonite' to deep-sea antibiotics

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Superbugs show extensive antibiotic resistance, meaning drugs that would cure people of the infections stop working.

New strains of a superbug called hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) have been detected in 16 countries, including the United States .

Scientists are working to develop alternatives to antibiotics, as well as employing strategies to make existing drugs work better.

Scientists in China reported the identification of a new fungal infection that had never been seen in humans.

Rhodosporidiobolus fluvialis showed resistance to several first -line antifungals when grown in the lab at temperatures similar to those of the human body.

The study's findings suggested that, as climate change progresses, the fungus could evolve to gain more resistance.

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