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The cystitis superbug: Infection that strikes one woman in two is now resisting antibiotics
Resistant strain of E.coli found in some cases of urinary tract infections
By JEROME BURNE
12th December 2011
Marie Corman was far from worried when she experienced the first symptoms of cystitis.
?I?d had it once before a few years ago, and knew a quick course of antibiotics would clear it up,? says the 36-year-old account manager from London.
So Marie, whose real name has been changed, took the week-long course of antibiotics prescribed by her GP, and her symptoms disappeared.
Cystitis is a urinary tract infection, most often caused by bacteria. Around half of all women suffer from it at some time ? in fact, cystitis is one of the main reasons for GP antibiotic prescriptions.
But, in Marie?s case, the treatment didn?t seem to have worked, because just a few weeks later her symptoms returned.
She was given another course of antibiotics, only for the infection to flare up a month later. ?I was getting worried by then,? she says. ?The doctor kept handing out antibiotics, but they didn?t seem to be working.?
Read more : Mail online
Resistant strain of E.coli found in some cases of urinary tract infections
By JEROME BURNE
12th December 2011
Marie Corman was far from worried when she experienced the first symptoms of cystitis.
?I?d had it once before a few years ago, and knew a quick course of antibiotics would clear it up,? says the 36-year-old account manager from London.
So Marie, whose real name has been changed, took the week-long course of antibiotics prescribed by her GP, and her symptoms disappeared.
Cystitis is a urinary tract infection, most often caused by bacteria. Around half of all women suffer from it at some time ? in fact, cystitis is one of the main reasons for GP antibiotic prescriptions.
But, in Marie?s case, the treatment didn?t seem to have worked, because just a few weeks later her symptoms returned.
She was given another course of antibiotics, only for the infection to flare up a month later. ?I was getting worried by then,? she says. ?The doctor kept handing out antibiotics, but they didn?t seem to be working.?
Read more : Mail online