The recent study by Tamma and colleagues and another from 2012 [1] provide insight on whether beta-lactam/beta-lactamase-inhibitor combination antibiotics (BLBLIs ...

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. coli ...

Credit: Getty Images Researchers assessed patients with uncomplicated urinary tract infections to determine factors associated with extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing uropathogens.

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 the ...

The bacterium Escherichia coli is normally present in both human and animal guts. However, some strains of E. coli have developed resistance to antibiotics and can cause dangerous infections. But how ...

People failing to wash their hands after going to the toilet, rather than undercooked meat or other food, is behind the spread of antibiotic-resistant E. coli, according to new research. Humans and ...

Urinary tract infections are more than an uncomfortable nuisance. Foodborne bacteria could be behind more than a half-million UTIs in the US each year, according to worrisome new findings from experts ...

The human body hosts a diverse array of microorganisms that maintain a delicate balance crucial for overall health. This microbial harmony can be disrupted by factors like infections, aging, and ...