A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns of a sharp rise in dangerous, antibiotic-resistant bacteria nationwide — a trend that’s also been documented in Northeast Ohio.
The infections, resistant to a powerful class of drugs called carbapenems, can cause potentially deadly pneumonia and bloodstream infections.
The CDC says cases in the U.S. jumped more than 460 percent between 2019 and 2023. People with weakened immune systems, infants, older adults and those in hospitals or long-term care facilities are most at risk…