Superbug kills HK man after trip to Guangdong   

港男子感染“超级细菌”死亡 病人生前曾去过广东

据香港特区政府网站消息，香港卫生署卫生防护中心公共卫生化验服务处16日证实一名25岁男子含New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1(NDM-1)泛耐药肠杆菌科细菌， 10月7日去世。 [查看全文]

(ECNS) -- A man in Hong Kong has been killed by the superbug New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1, or NDM-1, according to Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection on Wednesday.

The victim had traveled to south China's Guangdong province, where he suffered a severe head injury in a traffic accident.

He traveled to Guangdong on Sept. 21 and was involved in the accident six days later.

He was admitted to a local hospital and subsequently transferred to Prince of Wales Hospital for further treatment on Oct. 4. The patient died there on Oct. 7.

His travel companions and home contacts showed no signs of the disease.

The man's rectal swab yielded NDM-1, a superbug first identified in a Swedish patient of Indian origin, who had been admitted to hospital in New Delhi five years ago.

The case has been referred to the coroner for further investigation. This is the 34th case detected in Hong Kong.

Bacteria harboring the NDM enzyme are commonly resistant to multiple antibiotics, limiting the therapeutic options available and rendering severe clinical infections difficult to treat.　　

NDM-producing bacteria has now been reported in many countries and regions, including Australia, Austria, Canada, Belgium, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Sweden, Singapore, Taiwan, Britain and the United States.

A spokesman for the Centre for Health Protection said that proper use of antibiotics and personal hygiene, especially hand washing, are important for the prevention of the emergence and cross-transmission of NDM strains.