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E. Coli Infections
Also called: Escherichia coli
E. coli is the name of a type of bacteria that lives in your intestines. Most types of E. coli are harmless. However, some types can make you sick and cause diarrhea. One type causes travelers' diarrhea. The worst type of E. coli causes bloody diarrhea, and can sometimes cause kidney failure and even death. These problems are most likely to occur in children and in adults with weak immune systems.
You can get E. coli infections by eating foods containing the bacteria. To help avoid food poisoning and prevent infection, handle food safely. Cook meat well, wash fruits and vegetables before eating or cooking them, and avoid unpasteurized milk and juices. You can also get the infection by swallowing water in a swimming pool contaminated with human waste.
Most cases of E. coli infection get better without treatment in 5 to 10 days.
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- In the World of Germs, Man Bites Dog(01/28/2009, HealthDay)
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Prevention/Screening
- E. Coli(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Use a Food Thermometer(Dept. of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service)
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Specific Conditions
- Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli (ETEC)(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Related Issues
- Basic Information about E. Coli 0157:H7 in Drinking Water(Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water)
- Escherichia Coli Infection and Farm Animals(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Focus on Ground Beef(Dept. of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service)
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Games
- Food Detectives: Fight Bac(Partnership for Food Safety Education)
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Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Escherichia coli Infections(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Escherichia coli Infections
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7: case report.
- Article: Identification and epidemiological description of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 strains...
- Article: A role for connexin43 in macrophage phagocytosis and host survival...
- E. Coli Infections -- see more articles
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Directories
- Problems with Food Products(Dept. of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service)
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Organizations
- Dept. of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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Children
- E. Coli(Nemours Foundation)
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Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
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