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E coli outbreak study shows antibiotic impact on shedding

(CIDRAP News) – A study involving a large group of patients hospitalized during Germany's 2011 outbreak of a rare type of Escherichia coli spread by contaminated sprouts found that some patients shed the pathogen for several weeks or months and that antibiotic use seemed to shorten the shedding time.

Lisa Schnirring
 

NEWS SCAN: E coli in Canada, Campylobacter in plant workers, inactivated polio vaccine, polio attack arrests

 

NEWS SCAN: FDA food safety costs, persistent Lyme arthritis, deans condemn CIA vaccine ploy, vaccine reminders

Jan 8, 2013

 

NEWS SCAN: Antibiotics in animals, MRSA infection risk, more fungal meningitis cases

Jan 7, 2013

 

FDA unveils 2 new rules based on 2011 food safety law

(CIDRAP News) – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today unveiled two new proposed food safety rules, one aimed at food makers and the other at the produce industry, that are part of implementing the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

Lisa Schnirring
 

NEWS SCAN: Canadian food outbreak patterns, polio immunization attack, hydrogen peroxide disinfection

Jan 2, 2013

 

NEWS SCAN: Norovirus in UK, S aureus's nasal target, swine flu in Brazil, promoting cholera vaccine use

Dec 28, 2012

 

NEWS SCAN: Tamiflu for babies, peanut butter decree, less measles in Europe, rinderpest inventories, Pakistan's polio battle

Dec 21, 2012

 

NEWS SCAN: House passes preparedness law reauthorization, kids' foodborne illness risk, amoxicillin for lung infections

 

FOOD SAFETY SCAN: FDA nod for New Zealand food safety, US gastroenteritis spread, MRSA in UK milk

Dec 13, 2012

 

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