Teen infected with E. coli after eating McDonalds Quarter Pounder recalls first symptoms [Video]

A 15-year-old girl from Grand Junction, Colorado, is speaking out about the first E. coli symptoms she says she experienced after eating McDonald’s Quarter Pounders.

The popular sandwiches have been linked to an outbreak of the bacteria in 13 states that has left 90 people ill, including one death and 27 hospitalizations, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The most likely source of outbreak is the slivered onions that come on top of the burger, McDonald’s said in a press release. The distributor of the onions in the affected region, Taylor Farms, said that while no specific ingredient has been confirmed as the source, they’ve “preemptively recalled” yellow onions.

McDonald’s has also stopped sourcing onions from Taylor Farms and pulled Quarter Pounders from the menu at about 900 locations, but the fast-food giant plans to start selling them again this week without onions for the time being.

The girl, Kamberlyn Bowler, is currently in the hospital with kidney failure and gave her first interview about her illness …