'Untreatable' superbug infections on the rise

The number of cases of an "almost untreatable" superbug are on the rise, according to NHS data.CPE, or carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae, has proved immune to even the most powerful antibiotics, including the so-called last-line drugs.Since 2009, at least 81 people infected with CPE have died at 66 NHS Trusts in England, Public Health England (PHE) said.