Ominous drug-resistance hints appear

From Chicago, at the 41st Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Haemophilus influenzae, a bacterium that’s a common cause of pneumonia and meningitis, has developed signs that it may be on a path toward resistance to an important line of antibiotics, scientists report.

The drugs, called fluoroquinolones, include ciprofloxacin, now famous for its role in fighting anthrax.