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.
Study authors assessed the association of piperacillin/tazobactam MIC, meropenem MIC, and beta-lactam resistance genes with mortality in the MERINO trial.
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.
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.
The increase in incidence of T1DM may not be solely a result of genetics and environmental factors, but also that of gut microbiota.
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.
US health officials say an outbreak of E coli illness from an unknown source has risen to 96 cases across five Eastern states.
New data suggest an association between general practitioners’ prescribing habits for urinary tract infections and UTI-related E coli bacteremia incidence.
Beef was produced and packaged at Cargill Meat Solutions in Fort Morgan, Colo.
Possible Escherichia coli contamination has triggered the recall of ground beef products made from chuck that were sold at Publix Super Markets in Florida.
