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Scientists to Study Novel Treatment for Antibiotic-Resistant Bacterial Infections

The bacteria Enterococcus can cause infections that typically target the digestive tract or bowel; if the bacteria spread, an abdominal abscess or urinary infection could result. Enterococcus also can invade the bloodstream, leading to meningitis, pneumonia or endocarditis ...More
November 17, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
Study Shows Cranberry Juice is Better Than Extracts at Fighting Bacterial Infections

With scientific evidence now supporting the age-old wisdom that cranberries, whether in sauce or as juice, prevent urinary tract infections, people have wondered if there was an element of the berry that, if extracted and condensed, perhaps in pill form, would be as ...More
October 28, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
Surgeons Develop Faster, Less Expensive Technique to Identify Bacterial Infections

Surgeons at Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University in Detroit are developing a faster, less expensive method of identifying bacterial infections and determining their antibiotic resistance. Surgeons used a technology known as Raman spectroscopy to look at the ...More
October 25, 2011
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UTHealth Student Earns Fellowships to Research Major Source of Bacterial Infections

A doctoral student at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) has been awarded two research fellowships to study the spread of E. coli, a hard-to-treat bacterium that can lead to food poisoning. Jennifer Juarez received fellowships from the ...More
September 21, 2011
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Quick Test to Diagnose Bacterial or Viral Infection Developed

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have developed a new test that quickly and accurately distinguishes between bacterial and viral infections in as little as five hours. Treating viral infections with antibiotics is ineffective and contributes to the ...More
July 20, 2011
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New Contrast Agents Detect Bacterial Infections with High Sensitivity and Specificity

A new family of contrast agents that sneak into bacteria disguised as glucose food can detect bacterial infections in animals with high sensitivity and specificity. These agents -- called maltodextrin-based imaging probes -- can also distinguish a bacterial infection from ...More
July 18, 2011
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More Evidence that Vitamin D Boosts Immune Response

Laboratory-grown gingival cells treated with vitamin D boosted their production of an endogenous antibiotic, and killed more bacteria than untreated cells, according to a paper in the June issue of the journal Infection and Immunity. The research suggests that vitamin D can ...More
June 16, 2011
Posted in News
Bacterial Infection Alone Not an Indicator of Poor Lung Function in Adolescents with CF

Children with cystic fibrosis (CF) who have poor lung function early in life are more likely also to have poor lung function in adolescence, regardless of whether they are exposed to a common infection caused by the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa in early childhood. ...More
May 16, 2011
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Low-Cost Sensor Can Diagnose Bacterial Infections

Bacterial infections really stink. And that could be the key to a fast diagnosis. Researchers have demonstrated a quick, simple method to identify infectious bacteria by smell using a low-cost array of printed pigments as a chemical sensor. Led by University of Illinois ...More
April 27, 2011
Posted in News
Flu Helps Spread Pneumonia

Bacteria that cause pneumonia and meningitis are only able to spread when individuals are infected with flu, says a scientist reporting at the Society for General Microbiology's spring conference. The work could have implications for the management of influenza pandemics ...More
April 11, 2011
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