Comments on: Medical Tourism Linked to Spread of Drug Resistant Bacteria NDM-1 http://www.healthrelatedinfos.com/medical-tourism-linked-to-spread-of-drug-resistant-bacteria-ndm-1-947/ News that matters. Tue, 30 Aug 2011 04:37:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Fred http://www.healthrelatedinfos.com/medical-tourism-linked-to-spread-of-drug-resistant-bacteria-ndm-1-947/comment-page-1/#comment-33465 Fred Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:15:06 +0000 http://www.healthrelatedinfos.com/?p=947#comment-33465 Is NDM-1 A Bacteria Or A Virus? NDM-1 is neither. It is an enzyme which can be found inside various bacteria. The most significant bacteriums which have been located so far containing the NDM-1 enzyme are E. coli and Klebsiella pneumonia. Both are extremely widespread bacteria which have been proven to be fatal. Is NDM-1 A Bacteria Or A Virus?

NDM-1 is neither. It is an enzyme which can be found inside various bacteria. The most significant bacteriums which have been located so far containing the NDM-1 enzyme are E. coli and Klebsiella pneumonia. Both are extremely widespread bacteria which have been proven to be fatal.

]]> By: Matthew P. McCarthy http://www.healthrelatedinfos.com/medical-tourism-linked-to-spread-of-drug-resistant-bacteria-ndm-1-947/comment-page-1/#comment-33463 Matthew P. McCarthy Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:20:01 +0000 http://www.healthrelatedinfos.com/?p=947#comment-33463 Only one problem with the article. At the beginning it is mentioned as a bacteria. The last statement reads that it is a virus, which would of course be resistant to antibiotics as only bacterium are affected by such drugs. So which is it a bacteria or a virus? Only one problem with the article. At the beginning it is mentioned as a bacteria. The last statement reads that it is a virus, which would of course be resistant to antibiotics as only bacterium are affected by such drugs. So which is it a bacteria or a virus?

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