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Nosocomial Infections

Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infections Following Total Hip, Knee Replacement

By

Bradley van Paridon

Researchers conducted a study to determine the risk factors associated with postoperative surgical site infection in patients who underwent total hip or knee replacements.

Antibiotics, Antimicrobial Resistance

Insights Revealed on Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria Characteristics in Intensive Care Patients

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Estie Mermelstein, MSN, FNP-BC

Investigators conducted a prospective genomic surveillance study of gut-colonizing third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Gram-negative organisms and vancomycin-resistant enterococci to improve infection prevention efforts in high-risk settings.

Genitourinary

UTI Study Maps Escherichia coli Antimicrobial Resistance Trends in the United States

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Estie Mermelstein, MSN, FNP-BC

Investigators evaluated resistance to fluoroquinolones, nitrofurantoin, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in patients with uncomplicated urinary tract infection.

Antibiotics, Antimicrobial Resistance

Invasive E coli Infections Cause Significant Burden on US Healthcare Systems

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Jessica Nye, PhD

Study authors conducted a retrospective, observational study to assess the prevalence and risk of recurrence of extraintestinal invasive E coli infections in the United States.

Sepsis

MERINO Trial, Post-Hoc Analysis: Relationship Between MIC and 30-Day Mortality

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Bradley van Paridon

Study authors assessed the association of piperacillin/tazobactam MIC, meropenem MIC, and beta-lactam resistance genes with mortality in the MERINO trial.

Antibiotics, Antimicrobial Resistance

Antibiotic Resistance Not Found to Contribute to Mortality Associated With E coli Bloodstream Infection

By

Zahra Masoud

The SEPTICOLI study was conducted to determine the effect of host characteristics, bacterial virulence, and antibiotic resistance on the outcomes of patients with E coli bloodstream infections.

E. coli

Case Highlights Need for Adequate Neutrophil Count and Function in the Clearance of E coli Bacteremia

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Sweta Gupta

Study shows ST-167, ST-940, and the isolate with an unidentifiable sequence type were cultured from blood and carried the blaNDM-5 gene, conferring phenotypic carbapenem resistance.

E. coli

Dynamics of Gut Amyloid-Producing E coli May Play a Role in T1D Onset

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Sweta Gupta

There is a correlation between a high level of amyloid-producing Escherichia coli in the intestines, followed by their depletion due to prophage induction and the initiation of autoimmunity and type 1 diabetes (T1D) progression, according to research findings presented at the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Microbe 2019, held June 20-24, 2019 in San Francisco,…

Antibiotics, Antimicrobial Resistance

Susceptibility of Urinary E coli Isolates to Prescribed Oral Antimicrobials

By

Bradley van Paridon

Data on the in vitro susceptibility of urinary isolates of Escherichia coli to first- and second-line empirically prescribed oral antimicrobials were published in the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents.

GI Illness

CDC: Still No Source As E coli Outbreak Grows to 96 Cases

US health officials say an outbreak of E coli illness from an unknown source has risen to 96 cases across five Eastern states.

E. coli

Novel H pylori Eradication Therapy Effective in Phase 3 Trial

By

Steve Duffy

The ERADICATE Hp2 trial enrolled 455 dyspepsia patients at 55 sites across the US and randomized them to receive 4 capsules, 3 times daily, of either Talicia or the active comparator, for 14 days.

Antibiotics, Antimicrobial Resistance

Relationships Between Prescribing for UTI, E coli Bacteremia, Resistance

By

Bradley van Paridon

New data suggest an association between general practitioners’ prescribing habits for urinary tract infections and UTI-related E coli bacteremia incidence.

E. coli

Ground Beef Recalled After E. Coli Outbreak

Beef was produced and packaged at Cargill Meat Solutions in Fort Morgan, Colo.

GI Illness

Ground Meat Products Recalled by Publix Super Markets

Possible Escherichia coli contamination has triggered the recall of ground beef products made from chuck that were sold at Publix Super Markets in Florida.

E. coli

E. coli Subclone Responsible for Prescription Errors in Urgent Care Clinic

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Bradley van Paridon

The majority of mismatched prescribed antibiotics for suspected UTI at an urgent care clinic among patients 70+ years old or with diabetes or urinary catheterization is likely the result of the multidrug-resistant H30 subclone of Escherichia coli ST131.

E. coli

Rapid Expansion of Multidrug Resistant E. Coli Clone ST1193 in the United States

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Bradley van Paridon

A new multi-drug resistant clone of Escherichia coli — ST1193 — has emerged in multiple US cities.

GI Illness

E. Coli Found in Water at Tennessee Ziplining Facility

Health officials say they found Escherichia coli in water at a ziplining facility in Tennessee that has been linked to an outbreak affecting at least 500 people.

GI Illness

Irrigation Water Likely Cause of Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak

Tainted irrigation water is likely to blame for a 36-state Escherichia coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce that sickened 200 people and caused five deaths.

GI Illness

CDC Says E Coli Outbreak Tied to Romaine Lettuce Is Over

CDC reports this spring’s outbreak of Escherichia coli illness tied to tainted Arizona romaine lettuce is likely over.

E. coli

FDA to Review Aemcolo for Treatment of Travelers’ Diarrhea

By

Steve Duffy

A Phase 3 clinical trial of patients with travelers’ diarrhea demonstrated that Aemcolo was superior to placebo (P=.0008) and non-inferior to ciprofloxacin.