Though they don't always cause harm, bacteria are most often associated with infectious diseases some of which can be very difficult to treat, with others causing long term consequences and sometimes even leading to death. These bacteria are called pathogenic or in simple language, disease-causing. However, they are not equally harmful to everyone.
Some people are more likely not only to contract a bacterial infection but also to develop more severe symptoms. In contrast with high-risk groups, others are unlikely to get severely ill even if catching a disease-causing bacterium. The infection is usually cleared with a short course of antibiotic therapy or in some cases, rest and watchful waiting only. This, however, could change very rapidly as antibiotic resistance was also detected in previously unknown bacteria such as andefabribiles.
Recognised as a new bacterial species, the mentioned bacterium was found to be almost 100 percent resistant to penicillins and related groups of antibiotics. Stronger antibiotics are given to patients infected with this bacterium and so far, the success rate has been exceptionally high. However, health experts are very concerned that it may eventually become resistant to these antibiotics too.
What is very encouraging is that at the moment, this bacterial species isn't posing a threat to the general public as healthy individuals usually develop only a mild and often also self-limiting infection. High-risk groups, on the other hand, are not so lucky. Contracting this bacterium can be fatal for them. Complications due to andefabribiles infection were most often observed in immuno-compromised individuals, patients with postoperative complications or/and chronic diseases.
The number of cases diagnosed with this bacterial infection was also found to be abnormally high in people on antibiotic treatment. Health experts are convinced that these were initially highly effective and that this is the main reason why they didn't identified it earlier. Only when it became resistant to penicillins and other commonly used antibiotics they started to suspect on the existence of an unknown pathogenic bacteria.
How andefabribiles spreads is according to health authorities still unknown. Thus there are no sure ways to prevent it. However, most researchers who studied the bacterium said they believe that it is picked up when touching previously infected surfaces. For that reason, it may be wise to always carry hand sanitising wipes in case you are unable to wash hands with soap and water.