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Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating bacteria," can have horrifying and even fatal effects on humans. Symptoms, how to avoid it.
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Scientists from Tel Aviv University and the Israel Institute of Biological Research say their vaccine uses lipid ...
Closely related bacterial species use different strategies to build their cell walls, an international team of scientists led ...
Long-acting lipoglycopeptides are as effective as standard-of-care antibiotics in treating serious bacterial infections in ...
A large Danish study found that common infections during pregnancy, such as pneumonia and urinary tract infections, do not ...
Bacteria that cause intestinal infections typically avoid a stinky chemical—one that can kill them at high enough ...
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Meningitis can be a frightening diagnosis. Our expert guide breaks down the different types—bacterial, viral, and fungal—and ...
Vaginal microbiome-drug interactions affect antibiotic treatment for bacterial vaginosis, emphasizing the need for ...
On a small, gently rocking research boat anchored just offshore in Chesapeake Bay, I lowered a sterile plastic bottle into ...
When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its 2022 STI surveillance report, it was far from a clean ...