This document discusses "superbugs", which are bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics known as Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). Two deaths at a California medical center were linked to CRE after patients were exposed via contaminated medical instruments. CRE infections cause thousands of cases and deaths annually in the US. They are difficult to treat as the bacteria have become resistant to most available antibiotics. Prevention through hygienic practices by healthcare workers and attention to sterilizing instruments is important to avoid CRE becoming a widespread epidemic.