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 the gut ...

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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 the ...

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 ...

I have had a UTI several times and know the symptoms. This last time, when I went to urgent care, they said they needed a ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Jamin Brahmbhatt, MD Key Takeaways Blood in the urine is called hematuria and can be caused by an ...

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.

What to know about the outbreak at the Arizona State Fair, how it unfolded and the reasons officials gave for keeping quiet ...