Queensland: Dangerous superbug clones have successfully spread beyond the borders
of the Middle East Gulf States, University of Queensland researchers
have found. The superbug
Acinetobacter baumannii, a bacteria well known
for being antibiotic-resistant and associated with dangerous
hospital-acquired infections and subsequent outbreaks, has been found in
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain. The University of Queensland lead the first region-wide collaborative study on
superbugs (antibiotic-resistant bacteria) in the Gulf Cooperation
Council.
