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Super Bacteria KPC in Brasilia

October 13, 2010March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

Brasilia, Brazil’s capital, has 187 casesof infections from the “super bacteria”, KPC. 163 of these are confirmed while the other 24 are under investigation. In the last week, 18 deathsfrom this deadly bacteria have been confirmed. Officials are continuing to investigate these cases and the bacteria in order to prevent further infections and deaths.

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