Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a bacteria that commonly causes UTIs. When an infection occurs, doctors prescribe antibiotics to help treat it. E. coli is a type of bacteria that lives in ...

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A new drug cocktail successfully targeted and treated urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by Escherichia coli, according to results from the first stage of a phase 2 trial. The results set ...

Susceptibility to antimicrobials, and genetic screening using multiple techniques such as extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) gene PCR, and multilocus sequence typing (MLST) showed identical E.

The acidity of urine -- as well as the presence of small molecules related to diet -- may influence how well bacteria can grow in the urinary tract, a new study shows. The research, at Washington ...

New French guidelines reshape care for urinary tract infections in men, dropping urine dipsticks, recognizing male cystitis, ...

More cases of illness have been reported in the E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers, the Centers for Disease Control and Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. The ...

Older adults who have Escherichia coli disease (IED), or E. coli, face a variety of potential health burdens and long-term consequences, a new study published in BMC Infectious Diseases finds.