Javier Sanchez-Villamil workswith theUniversity of Texas Medical Branchat Galveston, Texas and theResearch Center for Applied Science and AdvanceTechnology(CICATA) at theNational PolytechnicInstituteinQuerétaro, Mexico.
Escherichia coli O157:H7 (EHEC) infections can occur after eating contaminated food, such as meat that has not been properly cooked or contaminated vegetables. The illness can lead to kidney failure via hemolytic uremic syndrome, and conventional antibiotic therapy can worsen the severity of the infection.
