The methicillin-resistant strain of Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) kills a million people per year globally, making it one of the three deadliest bacteria in humans. This toll is expected to rise ...

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BMC Infectious Diseases has released a new series, “How to treat severe infections in the ICU,” which includes reviews on everything from diagnostics to antibiotic resistance in intensive care units.

Few hospital-acquired infections are as antibiotic-resistant as Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This opportunistic germ has earned a reputation for beating nearly every drug in the doctor’s arsenal. It ...

University of Oregon researchers have tested a new combination drug therapy that could dismantle the difficult-to-treat bacteria inhabiting chronic wound infections. Their findings, published Sept. 29 ...

The results show that those with low vitamin D levels had a significantly higher risk of hospitalization related to respiratory tract infection compared with those whose 25 (OH)D levels were 75 nmol/L ...