Infection Control Today - E. Coli Infections

Patient Characteristics Discriminate Between Asymptomatic and Symptomatic E. coli Bacteriuria

Escherichia coli is a common cause of asymptomatic and symptomatic bacteriuria in hospitalized patients. Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is frequently treated with antibiotics without a clear indication. To determine patient and pathogen factors suggestive of ASB, Marschall, ...More

2 days ago

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Infections From Some Foodborne Pathogens Increased While Others Remained Unchanged in 2012

The nation’s annual food safety report card is out and it shows that 2012 rates of infections from two germs spread commonly through food have increased significantly when compared to a baseline period of 2006-2008, while rates of most others have not changed during the ...More

April 18, 2013

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Antibiotic-Resistant Strain of E. coli Increasing Among Older Adults and Residents of Nursing Homes

Antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli (E. coli) continues to proliferate, driven largely by expansion of a strain of E. coli known as sequence type ST131. A new study points to hospitals and long-term care facilities (LTCF) as settings in which this antibiotic-resistant ...More

March 12, 2013

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Scientists Notch a Win in the War Against Superbugs

A team of scientists just won a battle in the war against antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" -- and only time will tell if their feat is akin to the bacterial "Battle of Gettysburg" that turns the tide toward victory. ...More

February 4, 2013

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Deadly E. coli Strain Decoded

The secret to the deadly 2011 E. coli outbreak in Germany has been decoded, thanks to research conducted at Michigan State University. The deadliest E. coli outbreak ever, which caused 54 deaths and sickened more than 3,800 people, was traced to a particularly virulent ...More

July 26, 2012

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La Jolla Institute Identifies Critical Cell in Fighting E. coli Infection

Despite ongoing public health efforts, E. coli outbreaks continue to infiltrate the food supply, annually causing significant sickness and death throughout the world. But the research community is gaining ground. In a major finding, published today in the scientific journal ...More

July 16, 2012

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Treatment of Intestinal E. Coli Infection With Antibiotic Reduces Duration of Bacterial Carriage

In the E. coli outbreak in Germany in May 2011, treatment with azithromycin was associated with a lower frequency of long-term carriage of the bacteria and shorter duration of shedding of the bacteria in stool specimens, according to a study in the March 14 issue of JAMA. ...More

March 13, 2012

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Bacterial Toxin Tied to Chronic Urinary Tract Infections

Researchers from the University of Utah have identified a process by which the most common types of urinary tract infection-causing bacteria are able to trigger bladder cell shedding and disable immune responses. According to this new study, published in the Jan. 19, 2012, ...More

January 18, 2012

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Unique E. coli Protein May Be Not After All

A bacterial protein recently thought to be a unique mechanism for utilizing iron may not be after all. Researchers from the University of Georgia, the Fellowship for Interpretation of Genomes, the University of Oklahoma and the University of Utah School of Medicine report ...More

January 4, 2012

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Compound in Apples Inhibits E. coli O157:H7

A compound that is abundant in apples and strawberries inhibits the highly pathogenic E. coli O157:H7 biofilms while sparing a beneficial strain of E. coli that also forms biofilms in the human gut, according to a paper in the December 2011 issue of the journal Infection ...More

December 16, 2011

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