About a month ago, Mustafa’s family says he developed a severe MRSA bacterial infection that put him in the ICU. The Mayo ...

Infectious diseases are a major cause of death worldwide, and diagnosing bacterial infections remains a challenge in medicine ...

Biomedical engineers from Brown University have developed a new wound dressing material that releases antibiotic drugs only ...

A new study could explain why some mothers can still pass Group B Streptococcus, or GBS, to their babies after childbirth ...

These long E. coli cells can swim their way into tubes, like catheters, so DeCurtis et al. studied the dynamics of elongated ...

It could enable doctors to diagnose infections such as pneumonia much quicker - without the need for invasive blood tests.

Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have uncovered how the bacteria that causes tuberculosis fuels itself during infection, providing new insights into one of the world's ...

When a virus infects a bacterial cell, the viral genome is the first component to be fully injected into the cell, making it an ideal immune target. A bacterial enzyme anchored to the membrane ...

A routine trip to the nail salon turned into a nightmare for Claudia Ruffin, a 27-year-old Sydney woman who contracted a ...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria survive drugs meant to kill them, making infections harder to treat and contributing to millions of deaths worldwide ...

A plant compound added to biodegradable implants stops bacteria from rebounding after 24 hours, solving a major infection risk.