Comment Re:"nefarious E.Coli" (Score 1) 331
Like the parent poster says, Escherichia coli is part of our gut flora... but that does not mean that it does not cause diseases in humans.
It is the COMMONEST cause of urinary tract infections. It can cause various forms of diarrhoeal diseases, including traveler's diarrhoea and haemorrhagic diarrhoea. It easily acquires resistance to multiple antibiotics in the hospital environment... and is a very common agent in hospital acquired infections. Treating an infection caused by multi-drug resistant E. coli is a HUGE pain in the butt (I speak from experience).
It is the COMMONEST cause of urinary tract infections. It can cause various forms of diarrhoeal diseases, including traveler's diarrhoea and haemorrhagic diarrhoea. It easily acquires resistance to multiple antibiotics in the hospital environment... and is a very common agent in hospital acquired infections. Treating an infection caused by multi-drug resistant E. coli is a HUGE pain in the butt (I speak from experience).
