E. Coli 0157:H7 (cont.) Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD Dr.
Charles "Pat" Davis, MD, PhD, is a board certified Emergency
Medicine doctor who currently practices as a consultant and
staff member for hospitals. He has a PhD in Microbiology (UT at
Austin), and the MD (Univ. Texas Medical Branch, Galveston). He
is a Clinical Professor (retired) in the Division of Emergency
Medicine, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, and has been
the Chief of Emergency Medicine at UT Medical Branch and at
UTHSCSA with over 250 publications. In this Article - E. coli
Facts - What is E. coli? - What is E. coli 0157:H7? - Is E. coli
0157:H7 contagious? - What are the symptoms of E. coli 0157:H7
infections? - How is a E. coli 0157:H7 infection diagnosed? -
What is the treatment for E. coli 0157:H7? - What are the
complications of infection with E. coli 0157:H7? - How do people
contract E. coli 0157:H7 infections? - E. coli 0157:H7 and
prevention of outbreaks - Other enterohemorrhagic E. coli
strains (for example, 0145, 026:H11)