There’s no direct link yet between Escherichia coli in meat and poultry and urinary tract infections, but three of six the most common E. coli genotypes in humans were found in retail meat samples.

Urine Culture : In the past, the diagnosis of UTI was based on a quantitative urine culture yielding greater than 100,000 colony-forming units (CFU) of bacteria per milliliter of urine,termed ...

Four strains of Streptomyces aureofaciens capable of producing different amounts of tetracycline have been grown in continuous culture with either of two strains of Escherichia coli or Bacillus ...

U.S. physicians are having more trouble finding effective first-line antibiotics for common urinary tract infections as antimicrobial resistance rises, a new study suggests. Investigators calculated ...

Point-of-care urine dipstick demonstrated higher sensitivity (90.2%) and specificity (92.6%) than laboratory urinalysis for diagnosing urinary tract infection (UTI) in febrile infants aged 2-6 months.

Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a bacterium that normally lives in the intestines of people and animals. Certain types can cause an intestinal infection. It can lead to severe, potentially life ...

595.0 acute cystitis 599.0 UTI, site not specified 041.4 Escherichia coli V13.02 personal history, urinary (tract) infection Presumptive diagnosis of UTI can be made in sympto­matic women if there is ...