E. coli superbug strains can persist in healthy women’s guts
IMAGE: A microscopic image of the bacteria Escherichia coli. view more Credit: Veronika L. Tchesnokova/UW Medicine A recent study of over 1,000 healthy women with no symptoms of urinary tract infections showed nearly 9 percent carried multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli strains in their guts. This is of clinical concern because disease-causing E. coli bacteria can transfer…
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