E. Coli

The CDC is advising all Americans to avoid romaine lettuce products until a source can be identified in an outbreak of Shiga toxin producing-E coli O157:H7 affecting 11 states and Canada.

We’ve rounded up a list of important US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recalls from this past week.

Building on decades-old research, scientists in France say they’ve developed an effective rectal delivery formulation of an antibiotic used to save infants with life-threatening neonatal sepsis.

Investigators from the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a strategy to fight antibiotic-resistant E coli using genetic disruption.

Scientists have identified a new strategy to generate novel antibiotics.

We’ve rounded up a list of important US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recalls from this past week.

We’ve rounded up a list of important US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recalls from this past week.

During the month of July, individuals in 4 states were found to have Shiga toxin-producing E coli O26 connected to contaminated ground beef consumption.

The conventional approach to fighting resistant E coli infections typically involves the use of no more than 2 antibiotics; however, combining as many as 5 may be the trick to fighting these infections.

Investigators have found that a strain of E coli found in retail poultry products can cause a wide range of infections in people.

We’ve rounded up a list of important US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recalls from this past week.

An understanding of the limitations in their functionality and strategies for more appropriate applications are necessary for clinicians.

We’ve rounded up a list of important US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recalls from this past week.

How are government agencies working to make food safer?

We’ve rounded up a list of important US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recalls from this past week.

Although questions remain pertaining to the E. coli outbreak linked with romaine lettuce, scientific advances led to several breakthroughs that would not have been possible just a few years ago.

The American Society for Microbiology’s (ASM) annual meeting, held June 7-11, 2018, in Atlanta, Georgia, featured results of numerous studies on and advancements being made in infectious diseases. Here are 5 key takeaways from the meeting.

Sixty-nine out of the 70 colistin-resistant isolates had either mcr-1 and/or mcr-3 genes.

Researchers from the University of Mauritius identify factors that impact the growth of pathogens on kitchen towels, which can potentially result in food poisoning.

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As the outbreak claims more lives, the FDA performs extensive traceback efforts to identify a primary source.

A new study has found that travelers’ diarrhea from Escherichia coli infection may be more likely to occur in individuals with blood type A.

The first fatality associated with the ongoing multistate E. coli outbreak linked with romaine lettuce has been reported by the CDC.

More individuals are falling ill in what officials are referring to as the largest E. coli outbreak since 2006.

In case you missed them, we’ve compiled a list of the latest recalls posted this week.