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Kemri reports Africa's first superbug gene in Kisii

The gene makes any bacteria extremely difficult to treat because it overpowers many antibiotics

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by JOHN MUCHANGI

News04 December 2025 - 04:57
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The gene makes any bacteria extremely difficult to treat because it overpowers many antibiotics, including carbapenems, which are often regarded as drugs of last resort.


Kenyan scientists have, for the first time, detected a gene that can make bacteria resistant to nearly all major antibiotics.

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