Alfredo G. Torres is the Herman Barnett Distinguished Professor in Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Texas.
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.
