Antimicrobials with the potential to act as immune stimulators and overcome bacterial resistance are emerging as important alternative approaches to fighting antimicrobial resistance The novel ...

To prevent transmission of nosocomial infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

The attainment of life goals by adult survivors of childhood cancer No significant financial relationships to disclose. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2007 ASCO Annual Meeting. This ...

SANTA BARBARA, CA, UNITED STATES, January 3, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- “Seven out of eleven CLA-BSIs (central-line associated bloodstream infections) in 2010 were ...

Antibiotic resistance is a major concern, particularly for immunocompromised patients, who are at greater risk of serious infections. Microbiota composition can help prevent pathogenic bacteria from ...

Antibiotic exposure and dirty hands were factors linked to nursing home contamination with the multidrug-resistant bacteria vancomycin-resistant Enterococci, or VRE, a new study finds. The report was ...

A common antibiotic used to treat liver disease could give rise to an “almost untreatable” superbug, scientists warned in a new study. The antibiotic, rifaximin, has enabled the global emergence of ...

In the United States, drug-resistant bacteria and fungi infect almost three million people per year and kill about 35,000. Antibiotics are essential and effective. However, in recent years overuse has ...

In a recent review published in the Microorganisms Journal, researchers reviewed existing data on the use of probiotics and antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) against multi-drug-resistant (MDR) bacteria, ...

A drug-resistant strain of bacteria inhabiting hospital settings has evolved to utilize an antimicrobial genetic tool. Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) is responsible for many lethal ...

Researchers have designed and synthesized analogs of a new antibiotic that is effective against multidrug-resistant bacteria, opening a new front in the fight against these infections. Researchers ...