About a month ago, Mustafa’s family says he developed a severe MRSA bacterial infection that put him in the ICU. The Mayo ...

Bacterial meningitis is once again in global headlines, with recent cases linked to the University of Otago in New Zealand and a fast-growing outbreak at the University of Kent in England.

Infectious diseases are a major cause of death worldwide, and diagnosing bacterial infections remains a challenge in medicine ...

Meningitis, especially the bacterial form linked to this outbreak, can progress rapidly.

These long E. coli cells can swim their way into tubes, like catheters, so DeCurtis et al. studied the dynamics of elongated ...

Infectious diseases are a major cause of death worldwide, and diagnosing bacterial infections remains a challenge in medicine. And doing so reliably is more important than ever, given the increasing f ...

Two people have died and 11 are reported seriously ill following an outbreak of "invasive" meningitis at the University of ...

Biomedical engineers from Brown University have developed a new wound dressing material that releases antibiotic drugs only ...

When a virus infects a bacterial cell, the viral genome is the first component to be fully injected into the cell, making it an ideal immune target. A bacterial enzyme anchored to the membrane ...

Health officials linked a bacterial meningitis outbreak to a local nightclub, and officials warn the infection can spread ...

A plant compound added to biodegradable implants stops bacteria from rebounding after 24 hours, solving a major infection risk.

A routine trip to the nail salon turned into a nightmare for Claudia Ruffin, a 27-year-old Sydney woman who contracted a ...