COMMENTARY Talan and colleagues have presented data that show an alarming increase in the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant E. coli in patients presenting to EDs with pyelonephritis. [ahcmedia.com]

Besides presenting a possible target for new treatments of E. coli UTIs, the findings may have further reaching implications. [invisiverse.wonderhowto.com]

Four case studies using methenamine for treatment and prevention of recurrent MDR UTIs in geriatric patients are presented. [mdedge.com]

According to Fernández et al. (2016) 1 these are common-use chemical compounds of natural or synthetic origin, which, despite not being considered significant in terms of distribution and/or concentration, present a risk to the environment and human health [f1000research.com]

Dr Gaze found that surfers and swimmers were swallowing antibiotic-resistant E.coli in large enough quantities to present a “potential risk of exposure”. [inews.co.uk]

The presence of bla KPC may not always result in carbapenem resistance in vitro, thereby impeding detection during routine workup 34. [scialert.net]

Abstract: Background: Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a major challenge in the treatment of infectious diseases. The MDR in urinary tract infection causing bacteria, such as Escherichia coli, has made treatment of UTI very difficult. [eurekaselect.com]

The increase in resistance may render antibiotic treatment of E coli ineffective in the future, according to the authors. [pharmacytimes.com]

Treatment with methenamine hippurate 500 mg bid with 1,000 mg ascorbic acid to acidify the urine was initiated. [mdedge.com]

Failed treatment or a delay in effective treatment is associated with a poorer outcome of the infection and a more prolonged illness. [nhs.uk]

In addition to antibiotic treatment, biliary decompression is needed to control infections, and its timing depends on clinical course. [infectious-diseases-and-treatment.imedpub.com]

The first lane (M) is protein ladder The most common etiological agent in UTI is E. coli from uncomplicated urinary tract infection isolates 29, 30. [scialert.net]

The Clinical Epidemiology and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Biliary Tract Infections Caused by Antimicrobial-Resistant Escherichia coli. J Infec Dis Treat. 2016, 2:1. [infectious-diseases-and-treatment.imedpub.com]

The relative importance of plasmid transmission in the overall epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance is not known. [jamanetwork.com]

[…] which are important for virulence and/or antibiotic resistance, (ii) the use of cocktails of phages which target different receptors, and (iii) studying the CRISPR-Cas system of wild strains of E. coli to determine its role in phage resistance and its epidemiology [era-learn.eu]

E., the WHO Child Health Epidemiology Reference Group ( 2005 ; ). WHO estimates of the causes of death in children. Lancet 365, 1147 –1152. [CrossRef] [Google Scholar] CLSI ( 2006 ; ). [jmm.microbiologyresearch.org]

Epidemiology of urinary tract infection and antibiotic resistance pattern of E. coli in patients referred to Imam Ali hospital in Farokhshahr, Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari, Iran. J Shahrekord Univ Med Sci. 2013; 15 (2): 9-15 8. [intjinfection.com]

They had previously found that E. coli secretes a molecule called yersiniabactin that captures copper, preventing it from accumulating to levels that could damage the organism. [invisiverse.wonderhowto.com]

Four case studies using methenamine for treatment and prevention of recurrent MDR UTIs in geriatric patients are presented. [mdedge.com]

Infection prevention and control strategies were introduced with a view to decreasing the transmission of this organism. [bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com]

However, a recent study published in mBio, a journal for the American Society of Microbiology, has demonstrated the first novel combination of antibiotics capable of lysing the bacterium and preventing re-growth. [id-hub.com]

Some cause diarrhea, urinary tract infections, pneumonia, and other illnesses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [health.com]