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

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) treatment depends on the type of infection. Bacterial infections, such as gonorrhea and chlamydia, are treated with antibiotics and can be cured. Viral ...

“Microplastics are like rafts — a bacteria on its own might not be able to swim down a river, but riding in its biofilm on a tiny bit of plastic it can be disseminated into many different ...

The impact of MRSA co-infection on sepsis outcomes necessitates further exploration. Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational cohort study using the Medical Information Mart for Critical ...

This is demonstrated in the treatment of MRSA infection by mouse liver-produced siMecA-Exos. In addition, exosome-mediated RNAi may function with imperfectly matched sequences, so exosomal miRNAs ...

Share on Pinterest Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is not classified as a sexually transmitted infection, but the results of a new study could change that. ljubaphoto/Getty Images New research suggests a ...

Key questions remain after the publication of a landmark study in The New England Journal of Medicine that found bacterial vaginosis (BV), which affects nearly a third of women worldwide ...

MRSA is a super bacteria that can cause serious infections which are resistant to antibiotic treatments. The superbug is particularly prevalent in hospitals because patients often have an entry ...

Esther Park's clinic in the High Park neighbourhood weren't cleaned properly, resulting in a "very small chance" that bacteria and viruses could have been passed from one patient to another.

By reducing PBP2a levels by exosome-delivered siMecA-AGO2 complex, MRSA can be converted into methicillin-sensitive bacteria. Thus, coadministration of methicillin (i.p.) and siMecA-Exos (i.v ...

March 6, 2025 – Men whose female sex partners get the itchy vaginal infection called bacterial vaginosis may also start being offered treatment for the condition. That’s because a new study ...