WLOS : declared in Elevated levels of E. coli found in creek that flows into French Broad

He said he noticed there was a problem with the creek after several tests of the French Broad River. The French Broad Riverkeeper is trying to find the source behind a high level of E. coli in a creek that sits behind the old 12 Bones location. "It's flowing right down to where we test just around the corner, and it is having an impact on the [French Broad] river," Hartwell Carson said. Carson said he was able to pinpoint the source of the bacteria to the creek, though the cause of the E. coli remains unclear. Certain areas near the creek contained elevated levels of the bacteria.

China: mcr-1 gene found in a number of E. coli strains

China: mcr-1 gene found in a number of E. coli strainsThe mcr-1 gene–a gene that makes bacteria resistant to colistin, an antibiotic of last resort, and that is transferrable between bacteria–has been found in a wide variety of strains of Escherichia coli in China following widespread use of colistin in agriculture. The second study, led by researchers at Zhejiang University (China), tested samples from over 2000 bloodstream infections at 28 hospitals in China. Of the 1495 E coli samples, 20 were mcr-1 positive, one of which was also carbapenem resistant. Without such interventions, there will doubtless be more serious problems than mcr-1 seen in China in the near future." Among 146 isolates of mcr-1-positive E coli identified, only five were also carbapenem resistant.


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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