Escherichia Coli

  • 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
    4 days ago
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  • CDC Study Finds Fecal Contamination in Pools
    A study of public pools conducted during last summer’s swim season found that feces are frequently introduced into pool water by swimmers. Through the study, released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), researchers found germs in samples of pool ...More
    5 days ago
    Posted in News
  • Clinging to Crevices, E. coli Thrive
    New research from Harvard University helps to explain how waterborne bacteria can colonize rough surfaces—even those that have been designed to resist water. ...More
    April 10, 2013
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  • Genomics May Help Identify Organisms in Outbreaks of Serious Infectious Disease
    Researchers have been able to reconstruct the genome sequence of an outbreak strain of Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) using metagenomics (the direct sequencing of DNA extracted from microbiologically complex samples), according to a study in the April 10 issue of ...More
    April 10, 2013
    Posted in News
  • 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
    Posted in News
  • Superbugs May Have a Soft Spot, After All
    The overuse of antibiotics has created strains of bacteria resistant to medication, making the diseases they cause difficult to treat, or even deadly. But now a research team at the University of Rochester has identified a weakness in at least one superbug that scientists ...More
    February 26, 2013
    Posted in News
  • 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
    Posted in News
  • USDA Explores Using Novel Genetic Labs for Faster Detection of E. coli
    Pina Fratamico, a researcher at the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Wyndmoor, Pa., is on the quest to find the easiest and fastest way to test for harmful Escherichia coli in ground beef. In an article published in Frontiers in Microbiology on Dec. 20, she explores ...More
    December 20, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Sources of E. coli are Not Always What They Seem
    U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have identified sources of Escherichia coli bacteria that could help restore the reputation of local livestock. Studies by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist Mark Ibekwe suggest that in some parts of California, ...More
    November 30, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Safer Spinach? Scientist's Technique Dramatically Reduces E. coli Numbers
    University of Illinois scientists have found a way to boost current industry capabilities when it comes to reducing the number of E. coli 0157:H7 cells that may live undetected on spinach leaves. "By combining continuous ultrasound treatment with chlorine washing, we can ...More
    November 28, 2012
    Posted in News
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