Drug-resistant bacteria linked to two deaths at UCLA hospital

By Steve Almasy, CNN

Updated 1:46 AM ET, Thu February 19, 2015

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Carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
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Carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
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Clostridium difficile
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Clostridium difficile
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Drug-resistant Acinetobacter
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Drug-resistant Acinetobacter
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Drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBLs)
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Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBLs)
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Erythromycin-resistant Group A Streptococcus
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Erythromycin-resistant Group A Streptococcus
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Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus
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Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus
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Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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Multi drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Multi drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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