The Trouble with Antibiotics | Tracing E. coli Infections Back to the Food Supply

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FRONTLINE The Trouble with Antibiotics fln33-soc-twaecoli UTI bacteria antibiotic resistant bacteria antibiotic resistant E. Coli urinary tract infection sepsis antibiotic resistant infections resistant bacteria Flagstaff Medical Center hypothesis
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Science History-Social Science
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Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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The Trouble with Antibiotics | Tracing E. coli Infections Back to the Food Supply

Follow along with scientists as they attempt to trace a virulent strand of antibiotic-resistant E. coli found in humans back to the food supply in these videos excerpted from FRONTLINE: The Trouble with Antibiotics. Learn how an outbreak of life-threatening urinary tract infections in Flagstaff, Arizona, led scientists to investigate whether the meat we buy can be the source of E. coli infections in humans. This resource is part of the FRONTLINE Collection.

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