Oregon hospitals have reported a modest decline in health care-associated infections (HAIs) among patients in 2023, according ...

Artificial nails also frequently cause tears in gloves. Artificial nails place patients at risk of MRSA nosocomial infection and health care workers at risk for MRSA colonization (Toles ...

Professor Hajo Grundmann, a world expert in infectious diseases, said MRSA in hospitals is already 'out of control' in many countries. But the emergence of stronger and more virulent strains could ...

If you're sick, you may wonder if your dog can get sick too. These illnesses in people can spread to pets - here's why you ...

When that happens, your infection will be said to be antibiotic resistant, and your physician will have to prescribe a different drug to combat it. MRSA: The Spread of Drug Resistance In fact ...

The study, conducted by researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), found that six bacterial ...

The NIH announced the beginning of a phase 1 first-in-human trial of a vaccine for Lassa fever, a potentially fatal viral hemorrhagic disease for which there is no approved vaccine or treatment.

With the rising prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus ( S .) aureus (MRSA), a multi drug resistant strain, ...

A history of MRSA infection or pneumonia differentiated the latter group. Most MRSA patients (66%, 88/134) were treated empirically (primarily vancomycin) but outcome was not improved by receipt ...

Given the growing antibiotic resistance crisis, novel ways to target bacterial infections are becoming increasingly important. One potential strategy is to manipulate bacterial genes at the ...

SAN FRANCISCO — A slow immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection, delayed viral clearance, and viral rebound can all increase a person’s risk for long COVID, according to study data.