The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) quietly opened and closed an investigation into an outbreak of a particularly virulent strain of Escherichia coli, better known as the deadly bacteria E.

The vaccine, currently in phase 3 trials, targets extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli or ‘ExPEC’, which is estimated to cause around 10 million cases of invasive disease every year and ...

coli outbreak from Romaine lettuce. According to a news release Thursday, the November 2024 outbreak sickened 89 people in 15 states, including 36 hospitalizations (seven of which had kidney ...

Also, the urethra is closer to the anus in women. This makes it easier for bacteria, like E. coli, to get into the urethra. It’s important to keep in mind that you can also get a UTI from oral ...