WHO guidelines on core components of infection prevention and control programmes at the national and acute health care facility level: These new guidelines on the core components of IPC programmes at ...

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a corkscrew-shaped bacterium that infects the stomach. The bacterial infection is easily passed from person to person. It is thought to affect around one-third of ...

Some are undergoing further tests. By Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes A possible cluster of bird-flu infections in Missouri has grown to include eight people, in what may be the first examples ...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) commonly occur if bacteria enter the urethra, the duct where urine leaves the body. Several factors, like sexual activity and kidney stones, increase UTI risk.

Cryptococcal fungal infections are caused by the Cryptococcus species of fungi, most commonly Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii. These fungi are most naturally found in warm and humid ...

This important study makes a solid connection between chromatin remodeling, post-translational regulation, and antifungal drug resistance in Cryptococcus neoformans, revealing a new facet of how drug ...

News of her ill health was shared by her manager, who said she had suffered a "serious bacterial infection". The 64-year-old was due to begin a seven-month world tour in the coming weeks ...