Superbug
Superbug found in two patients at Middlemore Hospital
Some wards at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital have been declared a transmission risk area after a superbug was found in two patients there.
Fiji superbug linked to supply shortage
A shortage of supplies could have led to the outbreak of an antibiotic-resistant superbug in a Fiji neonatal intensive care unit, according to the hospital's director. Audio
Hospitals at risk of infectious antibiotic-resistant superbug
There were 46 cases of the C-P-E superbug last year, and scientists are warning New Zealand is near a tipping point for its spread. Audio
Number of cases of dangerous superbug rises
Microbiologists are warning there could be thousands of cases of a dangerous potentially lethal superbug infection every year if action isn't taken immediately. Dr Joshua Freeman, a clinical… Audio
WHO warns of rising cases of a dangerous superbug
Microbiologists are warning there could be thousands of cases of an almost untreatable superbug infection every year in New Zealand if action isn't taken immediately. "Globally we are using… Audio