CDC: “Superbug” Spreads To 35 States; Kills 40% Of The People Who Come In Contact

http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2011/03/25/cdc-superbug-speads-35-states-kills-40-people-contact-10898/

More than 350 cases of the Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, or CRKP, have been reported at healthcare facilities in Los Angeles County, mostly among elderly patients at skilled-nursing and long-term care facilities, according to a study by Dr. Dawn Terashita, an epidemiologist with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
It was not clear from the study how many of the infections proved fatal, but other studies in the U.S. and Israel have shown that about 40% of patients with the infection die.