This program is a co-production of FRONTLINE and IRW. Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria tracks the rise of superbugs and life after these deadly bacterial infections that hospitals cannot always stop.
The full program can also be watched on FRONTLINE’s site.
“Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria,” a new FRONTLINE program co-produced by the Investigative Reporting Workshop, looks at whether the 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. Watch the full video here.
