This guide includes an overview of practices for the prevention and management of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI) by healthcare professionals practicing in public health or ...

Parsek and Singh 80 propose four criteria for defining a biofilm aetiology of an infection: the pathogenic bacteria are surface associated or adherent to a substratum; direct examination reveals ...

A tooth infection, or a tooth abscess, is a collection of pus and bacteria that forms inside the tooth or gum. To reduce the risk of complications, a person should seek treatment for a tooth ...

If you are having surgery, you may be concerned about a bacterial infection after your procedure. While these infections are often preventable with good wound care and frequent hand washing, some ...

Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, ...

In some cases, bacteria — or, rarely, fungi — may cause a sinus infection. The type of sinus infection you have depends on how long it lasts and how often you get it. Symptoms of acute ...

Correction & clarification: This story has been updated to correct when the outbreak began. It’s January 2024. Health officials in Kansas have reported a tuberculosis outbreak in the ...

In the quest to take the “forever” out of “forever chemicals,” bacteria might be our ally. Most remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) involves adsorbing and trapping them, but ...

The researchers identified 135 gut microbe species that are commonly found in the absence of Enterobacteriaceae, likely protecting against infection. Notable amongst the protective gut species are a ...

Lab-confirmed cases of a highly contagious bacterial infection increased sharply last year on Vancouver Island, particularly among the unhoused population. Shigellosis is an intestinal illness ...

Impetigo is a bacterial infection that affects your skin, causing sores and blisters. It can appear differently depending on the stage of infection and what part of your body it affects.