tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623912.post7779894859569858382..comments2007-08-17T18:34:17.704-04:00Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05349466286549537039[email protected]Blogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623912.post-37733618030942072772007-08-17T18:34:00.000-04:002007-08-17T18:34:00.000-04:00Treating STEC infections is no joke. The concern that antibiotics will result in Stx being released is very real and documented. As such, doctors have to be very careful in what antibiotics they prescribe to avoid that. The general consensus seems to be that it is good to start killing bacteria before there are enough there to kill the patient.<BR/><BR/>I don't know what the deal with Scotland is. Perhaps their sheep are particularly happy homes for STECs.Toaster Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10388782618295656406[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623912.post-61830088898509011202007-08-16T22:15:00.000-04:002007-08-16T22:15:00.000-04:00man, that was an awesome article. thanks for writing it.O'Flannabhrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05079419505134868647[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623912.post-89195775232579797562007-08-15T16:04:00.000-04:002007-08-15T16:04:00.000-04:00"I wonder how bloody diarrhea looks under the microscope?"<BR/><BR/>Answer- Like ShitAnonymous[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37623912.post-5004862673067278872007-08-15T15:03:00.000-04:002007-08-15T15:03:00.000-04:00The problem is, how d'you treat someone infected with STEC? Does giving them antibiotics to kill the E. coli just cause the bacteria to dump Shiga toxin in the host"s body as they die, hence worsening the host's condition?<BR/><BR/>Also, what's the deal with Scotland? Why do they have double our rate of E. coli infection? (See latest ProMed Digest by googleing - it's free.)Anonymous[email protected]