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June NIAMRRE Member Spotlight: Creighton University
June NIAMRRE Member Spotlight: Creighton University
June 6 | 12-1 pm CT | Open to Members and Non-members Sequence Type 131 E. coli: A Colossal One Health Issue Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) cause 80% of uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTI) globally. Since the mid-2000s a subset of UPEC called sequence type (ST) 131 have undergone rapid pandemic spread and are linked to the increase in global rates of fluoroquinolone and expanded-spectrum cephalosporin resistance with the dissemination of the extended spectrum β-lactamase, CTX-M-15. ST131 are a major cause of UTIs that lead to serious complications in humans like pyelonephritis and urosepsis. Other than humans, ST131 have been isolated from food […]