Infectious diseases continue to pose significant challenges to global healthcare systems, despite advancements in medical sciences and public health standards. At the forefront of these challenges is ...

The dangers for infection aren’t only caused by microbes, but also by the molecular signals they release. To detect and neutralize these signals, may be the next era for infectious disease control.” — ...

For years scientists have puzzled over why the intracellular pathogen Salmonella is able to survive—and thrive—in human and animal tissues, even within otherwise hostile cells that are part of the ...

Simple, uncomplicated SSSIs include erysipelas, cellulitis, furuncles, superficial abscesses and wound infections, whereas deeper complicated SSSIs (cSSSIs) include necrotizing fasciitis, myositis and ...

Scientists have made a major breakthrough in the accuracy and speed at which often deadly pathogen infections can be identified and treated. This is time that, in many cases, is critical to saving a ...

A collaborative team has re-engineered the process of microbial pathogen identification in blood samples from pediatric sepsis patients using broad-spectrum pathogen capture technology. The advance ...

The damage that looks like leaf chewing from an insect pest is actually due to certain fungi or bacteria infecting the leaf.

A new study from the Cary Institute found 10% of ticks sampled carried multiple pathogens, including those that cause Lyme ...

To combat pathogen spread, facility managers can approach remediation like they’re following a recipe, cleaning specialists ...

As the size of ICE detention facilities grows, so do the risks of Legionella bacteria and measles, mumps and tuberculosis outbreaks. Hospitals are also falling short of infectious disease prevention.