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http://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/outbreaks.html wrote:
- Ready-to-Eat Salads – E.coli O157:H7
- Organic Spinach and Spring Mix Blend – E. coli O157:H7
- Raw Clover Sprouts at Jimmy John's Restaurants – E. coli O26
- Romaine Lettuce - E. coli O157:H7
- In-shell Hazelnuts - E. coli O157:H7
- Shredded Romaine Lettuce from a Single Processing Facility - E. coli O145
- Prepackaged Cookie Dough - E. coli O157:H7
- Fresh Spinach - E. coli O157:H7
The women had repeatedly needed hospital treatment in India after breaking her right leg. An infection got into the bone and then spread to her hip.
She was seriously ill when she arrived in a US hospital - her immune system was going into overdrive in an attempt to fight the infection causing inflammation throughout her body.
This escalated and ultimately she died from septic shock.
Samples of the infection taken from the wound were sent to the CDC for testing.
They showed she was infected with Klebsiella pneumoniae - which normally lives in the gut without causing disease.
The analysis found the superbug was resistant to all 26 available antibiotics in the US including the "drug of last resort" - colistin.
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