Americans Heading to Mexico for Surgeries Returning with Deadly Antibiotic-Resistant Superbug, Health Officials Say

January 25, 2019

(Newsweek) – Americans traveling to Mexico for cheap surgeries have returned to the country with deadly antibiotic-resistant superbugs, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. U.S. residents who traveled to and had gotten “an invasive medical procedure performed” in Tijuana, Mexico, were diagnosed with infections caused by antibiotic-resistant forms of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria, according to federal health officials.