A Midwest University Professor is reassuring that a new antibiotic-resistant bacteria discovered at the region’s main hospital is not dangerous.
Researchers at the UL’s School of Medicine, in partnership with Queen’s University Belfast, carried out a unique study which saw a deep dive into the University Hospital Limerick’s wastewater system.
They discovered a new species, named Pseudocitrobacter Limerickensis, which through laboratory analysis was found to be resistant to many commonly used antibiotics.
The bacteria was also identified from swabs taken from a patient admitted to one of the hospital’s wards, but this patient was asymptomatic and didn’t require treatment.
Head of University of Limerick’s School of Medicine, Professor Colum Dunne says it’s important to understand how the bacteria formed, to aid in efforts to prevent hospital infection.
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