Infection Control Today - Microbes

Taking Sharper Aim at Stomach Ulcer Bacteria

Scientists are reporting discovery of a much sought after crack in the armor of a common microbe that infects the stomachs of one-sixth of the world’s population, causing stomach ulcers and other diseases. They identified a group of substances that block a key ...More

September 30, 2009

Posted in News

Friendly Gut Bacteria Lend a Hand to Fight Infection

Immunology researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that bacteria present in the human gut help initiate the body’s defense mechanisms against Toxoplasma gondii, the parasite responsible for toxoplasmosis. Toxoplasmosis is generally a mild infection, ...More

August 20, 2009

Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization

Hygiene Habits Getting Worse, Study Says

American hygiene habits are going downhill and kitchen surfaces continue to harbor illness-causing bacteria that can threaten families, according to a new international study released today from the Hygiene Council, sponsored by LYSOL® brand products. Investigators ...More

July 15, 2009

Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene, Hand Hygiene, PPE & Standard Precautions

H. pylori Alters the Body’s Defense System

Helicobacter pylori survives in the body by manipulating important immune system cells, according to new research from the Sahlgrenska Academy. The discovery may lead to new treatments against the common peptic ulcer bacterium.About half of the world’s population ...More

June 29, 2009

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Simple Measures May Prevent Transmission of H. pylori

The stomach ulcer bacterium Helicobacter pylori is not transmitted through drinking water as previously thought, but rather through vomit and possibly feces, according to new research from the Sahlgrenska Academy. The researchers say that it is therefore possible to ...More

June 24, 2009

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Research Finds Average Toilet Paper and Towel Dispensers Have More Bacteria Than Average Toilet Seat

If you thought a toilet seat was the most bacteria-laden place in a public restroom, think again. According to new research conducted by microbiologist Charles Gerba, of the University of Arizona, the average toilet paper dispenser has more than 150 times the amount ...More

June 17, 2009

Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization, Environmental Hygiene, PPE & Standard Precautions

Structures from Immune System’s Oldest Branch Shed Light on a Range of Diseases

How molecules of the oldest branch of the human immune system have interconnected has remained a mystery. Now, two new structures, both involving a central component of an enzyme important to the complement system of the immune response, reveal how this system fights ...More

June 17, 2009

Posted in News

Plant Microbe Shares Features with Drug-Resistant Pathogen

An international team of scientists has discovered extensive similarities between a strain of bacteria commonly associated with plants and one increasingly linked to opportunistic infections in hospital patients. The findings suggest caution in the use of the ...More

June 17, 2009

Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization

Study Finds Unexpected Bacterial Diversity on Human Skin

The health of our skin — one of the body’s first lines of defense against illness and injury — depends upon the delicate balance between our own cells and the millions of bacteria and other one-celled microbes that live on its surface. To better understand ...More

May 29, 2009

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Bacteria Play Role in Preventing Spread of Malaria

Bacteria in the gut of the Anopheles gambiae mosquito inhibit infection of the insect with Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite that causes malaria in humans, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Scientists with the ...More

May 8, 2009

Posted in News

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