In Urinary Infections, the Patient May Matter More Than the Bug
A four-hospital cohort in Misurata, Libya, finds that urinary obstruction, diabetes and sepsis predict treatment failure in complicated urinary tract ...
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Infrared Fingerprinting Shows Promise as a Rapid First-Line Tool for Tracking Hospital Serratia Outbreaks
A German study shows FTIR spectroscopy on the IR Biotyper can rapidly and accurately screen Serratia isolates for epidemiological relatedness, ...
Drug-resistant Salmonella strains sweep through West Africa’s poultry and food chains, review warns
A scoping review of 74 studies finds drug-resistant Salmonella Kentucky, Enteritidis and Typhimurium dominating across West Africa, while fragmented surveillance ...
Dormant Fungus Hid Inside a Brain Surgery Wound for Two Years Before Striking
A rare case report documents Candida parapsilosis lying dormant in a patient's brain for two years after burr-hole drainage before ...
New Mycobacterium Species Named After Lung Infection in Cord Blood Transplant Patient
Japanese researchers used whole-genome sequencing to identify a new mycobacterial species, Mycobacterium meguroense, causing lung disease in a cord blood ...
Ultrasound-Shaken Implants Reveal Hidden Bone Infection Pathogens
A Dutch study finds that culturing fluid shaken from removed fracture-fixation hardware by ultrasound detects pathogens missed by tissue cultures, ...
Two Faces of One Bacterium: Study Maps Who Falls Ill with Fusobacterium and Why
A nine-year population-wide study in Alberta reveals that Fusobacterium infections split into two distinct clinical patterns, with F. nucleatum striking ...
Zinc-Dependent Enzyme From Leptospira Revealed as Collagen-Degrading Virulence Candidate
Researchers have characterised for the first time the zinc-dependent metalloprotease LIC11568 from Leptospira interrogans, showing that the enzyme degrades Type ...
Mild detergent preserves bacteria for rapid sepsis susceptibility testing
Researchers at the University of Southampton show that a mild saponin-based lysis protocol preserves the viability of Gram-positive bacteria extracted ...
Drug-Resistant, Biofilm-Forming Staphylococci Lurk in the Noses of Surgery-Bound Dogs
A study of 100 surgical dogs in Naples found that two-thirds of nasal staphylococci were multidrug-resistant and every isolate could ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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