Tracking global E.coli crucial
Date: 20.2.2008
A system must be set up to monitor the global spread of a **drug-resistant form of E.coli** which can cause fatal blood poisoning, Canadian scientists urge.
A string of countries, including the UK, have all in recent years reported cases in the community of ESBL E.coli which are resistant to antibiotics.
Its effects range from cystitis to deadly septicaemia.
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