E. Coli Infections

Vaccine for Urinary Tract Infections Shows Early Promise

University of Michigan scientists have made an important step toward what could become the first effective vaccine to prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs), if the robust immunity achieved in mice can be reproduced in humans. The research findings, which appear online ...More
September 18, 2009
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A New Way to Stop UTIs?

Researchers at Duke University Medical Center may have a new way to stop and even prevent the urinary tract infections (UTIs) that plague more than one-third of all adults, some of them repeatedly.The researchers have discovered how cells within the bladder are able to ...More
August 20, 2009
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Improving the Detection of Foodborne Pathogens

Since the Jack-in-the-Box outbreak in 1993, food contamination continues to dominate the headlines. On June 28, a Colorado meat company agreed to expand a recall of beef due to possible contamination with the bacteria E. coli 0157.H7. Both the company and the U.S. ...More
June 29, 2009
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Cookie Dough Recalled for E. coli Contamination

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are warning consumers not to eat any varieties of prepackaged Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough due to the risk of contamination with E. coli O157:H7 (a bacterium that ...More
June 19, 2009
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Researchers Examine “Invading” Bacteria in DNA

Researchers at Texas A&M University's Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering have discovered how certain types of bacteria integrate the DNA that they have captured from invading enemies into their own genetic makeup to increase their chances of survival. To ...More
June 2, 2009
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
Breaking the Chain of Infection and Preventing Cross-Contamination

A plethora of studies in the medical literature has demonstrated that nearly everything in the healthcare setting – from surfaces, to healthcare workers’ hands, to medical equipment and everything in between — can serve as a reservoir and a vector for ...More
April 29, 2009
Posted in Articles, Environmental Hygiene, Hand Hygiene, PPE & Standard Precautions
Researcher Develops E. coli Vaccine

A Michigan State University researcher has developed a working vaccine for a strain of E. coli that kills 2 million to 3 million children each year in the developing world.Enterotoxigenic E. coli, which is responsible for 60 percent to 70 percent of all E. coli diarrheal ...More
April 14, 2009
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Research Could Lead to New Non-Antibiotic Drugs to Counter HAIs

Lack of an adequate amount of the mineral phosphate can turn a common bacterium into a killer, according to research to be published in the April 14 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science. The findings could lead to new drugs that would disarm the ...More
April 8, 2009
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Superbug Risk to War Wounded

Soldiers who survive severe injuries on battlefields such as those in Iraq and Afghanistan can be at risk from developing infections of their wounds with multidrug-resistant bacteria. The potentially lethal microbes include superbugs such as methicillin-resistant ...More
March 30, 2009
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Antimicrobial Catheter to Cut Infection Risk for Dialysis Patients

Medical experts at the University of Nottingham have shown that an innovative antimicrobial catheter could vastly improve treatment and the quality of life for many community-based dialysis patients.Results of a study published in the leading journal Biomaterials, have ...More
March 24, 2009
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