L.A. County patient was infected with drug-resistant E. coli quoting : Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles County health officials announced Tuesday that a resident who died last year had been infected with E. coli bacteria carrying the mcr-1 gene. The mcr-1 gene was first discovered in China in November 2015. He said public health officials believe the man had been infected with E. coli in Asia, where he'd traveled shortly before falling ill, and that it hadn't spread locally. Colistin is often the only antibiotic to which many of these highly resistant bacteria succumb. Schwartz said the patient didn't die from the E. coli infection but from a different medical condition.




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Rare E. coli 'superbug' found in LA County patient marks a first for California

A Los Angeles county resident was infected with a rare, drug-resistent E. coli bacteria which marks a first for California and prompted local public health officials to issue an advisory Tuesday. Los Angeles county health officials said they track antimicrobial resistance. Last month, the health department mandated that CRE be reported by all acute care hospitals and skilled nursing facilities in Los Angeles County. The bacteria were first identified in the United States in a Pennsylvania patient in May 2016, public health officials said. "The appearance of mcr-1 in Los Angeles serves as a reminder of the importance of infection control measures and antibiotic stewardship," public health official said in an alert.

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