After excluding duplicates, other specimen types, cases with substandard specimen quality, and mixed infections, 286 cases with sputum cultures yielding only KP were included, comprising 67 cases in ...

A review and meta-analysis finds that the risk of an antibiotic-resistant infection in patients colonized with drug-resistant gram-negative bacteria is around 14%, Dutch and German researchers ...

Colonization by multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria and related bloodstream infections (BSI) are associated with a high rate of mortality in patients with hematological malignancies after intensive ...

NY suddenly started withholding names of medical facilities with cases of deadly drug-resistant fungus Candida auris. We got ...

Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients are at an especially high risk of acquiring colonization and infection by MRSA. Epidemiology of MRSA in NICU can be very complex because outbreaks can ...

the initial step in the disease process, with particular interest in both host and pathogen factors affecting colonization. We employ bacterial genetics to examine the effects of specific microbial ...

Dr. CHAO Yanjie at the Shanghai Institute of Immunity and Infection of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Dr. WANG Chuan from Fudan University revealed how a bacterial pathogen coordinates ...

Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD) skin is dry and readily colonized by Staphylococcus aureus (SA). Coconut and olive oils are traditionally used to moisturize and treat skin infections.