The incidence of enterococcal infections has been increasing over the past few years, with rising rates of multidrug resistance. VRE is increasingly a problem in many hospitals and intensive care ...

Life-saving antibiotics that could treat severe infections in babies and children aren't accessible due to a lack of data ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The array of health care-associated infections, ranging from catheter-associated UTIs to Clostridioides ...

A new study finds that two subtypes of pathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli) produce five to 16 times more protective capsular “slime” when Enterococcus faecalis (EF) is present. The finding could ...

When scientists sampled soil and animal poop from around the world, they found a whopping 18 new species of Enterococcus, the purple stained bacteria pictured above. Credit: CDC, Dr. Mike Miller ...

Researchers have discovered 18 new species of Enterococcus type bacteria from soil samples collected from all corners of the globe, which may offer new clues to the origins of antibiotic-resistant ...

A study has linked initial vancomycin monotherapy to higher rates of Clostridium difficile infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, according to a report by Internal Medicine News. The ...

Life-saving antibiotics that could treat severe infections in babies and children aren't accessible due to a lack of data ...

Researchers suggest that wound dressings infused with antioxidants such as catalase could be an effective future treatment.