New drugs that target "zombie" tuberculosis (TB) cells are now a step closer, thanks to a new study led by the University of ...

Vaginal microbiome-drug interactions affect antibiotic treatment for bacterial vaginosis, emphasizing the need for ...

As antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" make infections trickier to treat, some in the medical community are turning to ...

An international research team led by the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI) has discovered a new strategy used by ...

Veterinarians often treat these infections with antibiotics, but over time, this widespread use contributes to antimicrobial ...

C reactive protein (CRP), a marker for the presence of an inflammatory process, is the most extensively studied marker for distinguishing bacterial from non-bacterial infections in febrile patients. A ...

Rapid monitoring of real bacterial metabolic perturbations to antibiotics may be helpful to better understand the mechanisms of action and more targeted treatment. In this study, the real metabolic ...

More information: Jan Hermann et al, Long‐Term Pulmonary Sequelae 5–14 Years After Protracted Bacterial Bronchitis in Early Childhood, Pediatric Pulmonology (2025). DOI: 10.1002/ppul.71111 ...

A baby's makeup of gut bacteria - their microbiome - which starts to form as soon as they are born, could help protect against viral infections later in childhood, a new study suggests.

Bacteria are behind a variety of diseases, from strep to staph to pneumonia and meningitis, and they attack our bodies in a variety of ways, as well, including through the production of toxins that ...