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'Nightmare Bacteria' airs Oct. 22

By: Lynne Perri

Posted: Oct. 9, 2013 | Tags: Frontline

"Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria," a new PBS FRONTLINE program, co-produced by the Investigative Reporting Workshop, looks at whether the golden age of antibiotics is coming to an end. From a young girl thrust onto life support in Arizona to an uncontrollable outbreak at one of the nation’s most prestigious hospitals, FRONTLINE investigates the alarming rise of a deadly type of bacteria that our modern antibiotics can’t stop.The program airs nationwide Oct. 22 on PBS. See a preview here.




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