Researchers have revealed how a common bacterium, Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis), releases lactic acid to acidify its surroundings and suppress the immune-cell signal needed to start a proper ...
Care facilities can cut healthcare-associated infections by up to 55 percent through evidence-based infection control interventions, regardless of a country’s economic status, a review of 144 studies ...
Results presented here showed negative pressure wound therapy is a safe adjunct for soft tissue sarcoma treated with ...
Despite the widespread application of standard aseptic techniques during vaginal birth, cesarean birth, and/or termination of pregnancy, postpregnancy infections remain a significant source of ...
Some African nations have teams that provide door-to-door health checkups, but HIV testing and drugs are often only available at clinics.
Testosterone can potentiate S. aureus quorum sensing independent of auto-inducing peptides, increasing toxin release and host-cell damage, whereas progesterone and estrogen do not show the same effect ...
James Stoll, MD, has accused Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital in Milwaukee, Wis., of prioritizing new hospital construction over infection control, according to a WISN news report. Columbia Hospital ...
The hepatitis B vaccine has emerged as the latest flashpoint as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to cast doubt on the safety of vaccines. The vaccine is routinely given to babies ...
The 50th anniversary of the blockbuster "Jaws" may leave some fearful of swimming in the open waters, but the reality is that shark bites are rare. Experts with the American College of Surgeons are ...