Weekly releases (1997–2007) - Volume 11, Issue 35, 31 August 2006

In May 2006, a consultant microbiologist noted two isolates of extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli associated with urinary tract infections in a single week in two residents in a nursing home in Ireland

The human health risks posed by natural and man-made water environments through contamination with either human or animal faeces was recently been highlighted in an editorial