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Jeff Layman wrote:

Depends. May be true for neonatal meningitis (1:2000), but certainly not
for UTI. Quote "Uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) cause 90% of the urinary tract
infections (UTI) in anatomically-normal, unobstructed urinary tracts.". I
am amazed that the figure is so high. There are a lot of women out there
with UTIs caused by UPEC.

I believe that you have misunderstood that. What I have been told
and read is that ALL variants are uropathogenic, if they establish
there, and the vast majority of such infections are normal gut flora
that have got into the wrong place. And it's not rare in men, either!
So what it means is that 90% of such UTIs are E. coli, variant unknown.
They don't usually bother to serotype further, as it doesn't affect
the treatment.

So one recommendation should definitely be not to indulge in kinky
practices with fresh horse manure :-)

More seriously, that is the reason for the various hand washing and
body washing order recommendations, and instructions to parents on how
to bathe children, especially girls.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.