Emerging E. coli strain causes many antimicrobial-resistant infections in US

Friday, July 30, 2010 - 20:28 in Health & Medicine

A new, drug-resistant strain of E. coli is causing serious disease, according to a new study. The new strain, ST131, was a major cause of serious antimicrobial-resistant E. coli infections in the United States in 2007, researchers found. This strain has been reported in multiple countries and encountered all over the United States.

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