Urinary Tract Infections

New Multidrug Resistant Strain of Escherichia coli Has Emerged

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, October 23rd, 2001

A new strain of Escherichia coli bacteria accounted for 38% to 50% of the drug-resistant forms of urinary tract infections in women from three distinct regions in the United States, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.

In the study, published in the October 4, 2001, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers analyzed the records of female students at UC Berkeley, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Michigan. The women had come into university health centers for treatment of urinary tract infections, or UTIs.

The fact that the bacteria emerged in different parts...

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