E. Coli Infections

  • BGI Sequences Genome of the Deadly E. coli in Germany and Reveals New Super-Toxic Strain
    The recent outbreak of an E. coli infection in Germany has resulted in serious concerns about the potential appearance of a new deadly strain of bacteria. In response to this situation, and immediately after the reports of deaths, the University Medical Centre ...More
    June 2, 2011
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  • Ultrasound Helps in Assessing UTIs in Children
    For infants and young children with urinary tract infection (UTI) seen in the ER, a simple ultrasound examination may avoid the need for more complex X-ray tests, reports a study in the May issue of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. The study also finds that many ...More
    May 9, 2011
    Posted in News
  • Streptococci, E. coli Continue to Put Newborns at Risk for Sepsis
    Bloodstream infections in newborns can lead to serious complications with substantial morbidity and mortality. What's more, the pathogens responsible for neonatal infections have changed over time. In recent years, however, antibiotic prophylaxis given to at-risk mothers ...More
    April 25, 2011
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  • Lesser-Known Escherichia coli Types Targeted in Food Safety Research
    Almost everyone knows about Escherichia coli O157:H7, the culprit behind many headline-making outbreaks of foodborne illness in the United States. But the lesser-known relatives of this pathogenic microbe are increasingly of concern to food safety scientists. That's ...More
    April 12, 2011
    Posted in News
  • Study Provides New Means for Classifying E. coli Bacteria, Testing for Fecal Contamination
    The meaning of the standard fecal coliform test used to monitor water quality has been called into question by a new study that identified sources of Escherichia coli bacteria that might not indicate an environmental hazard. ...More
    April 11, 2011
    Posted in News
  • Study Helps Explain How Pathogenic E. coli Bacterium Causes Illness
    Scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, have shown how the O157:H7 strain of Escherichia coli causes infection and thrives by manipulating the host immune response. The bacterium secretes a ...More
    March 14, 2011
    Posted in News
  • E. coli O157:H7 Cases Linked to Hazelnuts
    DeFranco & Sons of Los Angeles is voluntarily recalling bulk and consumer-packaged in-shell hazelnuts and mixed-nut products containing in-shell hazelnuts. The recalled products are linked to seven cases of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin ...More
    March 7, 2011
    Posted in News
  • Detecting Diseases With Rust and Sand
    The next big thing in medical diagnostics could be minutes particles of rust, iron oxide, coated with the material from which sand is formed, silicon dioxide. These magnetic nanoparticles, a mere 29 to 230 nanometers across, can be used to trap antibodies to the virus that ...More
    January 31, 2011
    Posted in News
  • Speeding Up E. coli Detection
    A simple, automated method of tracking E. coli uses a laser to detect and monitor the microbe in potentially contaminated bodies of water or waterways. The technique described this month in the International Journal of Computational Biology and Drug Design could reduce the ...More
    January 14, 2011
    Posted in News
  • E coli Outbreak in Connecticut Caused by Raw Milk Consumption
    Raw milk is consumed by an estimated 1 percent to 3 percent of the United States population. Raw milk and raw cheeses are responsible for almost 70 percent of reported dairy outbreaks. On July 16, 2008, the Connecticut Department of Public Health identified two unrelated ...More
    December 2, 2010
    Posted in News
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