'Superbugs' study reveals complex picture of E. coli bloodstream infections

(Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute) The first large-scale genetic study of Escherichia coli (E. coli) cultured from patients with bloodstream infections in England showed that drug resistant 'superbugs' don't always out-compete other strains. Research by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and their collaborators showed that new types of E. coli occur frequently, but unlike in some other infections, drug-resistant strains do not become a dominant cause of infection.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news