I've posted earlier about Singapore confirming it's NDM-1 case, here's more to that story, an article published at Asia One :
" SINGAPORE : THE newly-discovered superbug that has been worrying doctors all over the world has spread to Singapore.
Two patients were infected by the bacteria with the NDM-1 gene early this year, before the superbug threat was highlighted in the medical journal The Lancet last month, said a report in The Straits Times.
The international medical community is worried by the new bacteria, because the NDM-1 gene can jump across different species of bacteria and make them resistant to almost all antibiotics. This includes carbapenems, a group of antibiotics often reserved as a last resort for emergency treatment for multi-drug resistant bugs.
The NDM-1 gene was found in Singapore after local hospitals tested past samples from patients, according to the report in The Straits Times. The two patients include a Singapore resident who had sought medical treatment in India, and a patient from Bangladesh who had come to Singapore for medical treatment.
Both patients were reported to have been admitted to Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and had tested positive for drug-resistant bacteria after they displayed signs of infection. They were isolated from other patients and had limited contact with visitors.
They were discharged after tests showed no further growth of the bacteria, said MOH."
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