These check for infection-fighting cells (antibodies) that mean you have the bacteria. Stool culture. This test looks for any abnormal bacteria in your digestive tract that may cause diarrhea and ...

If you have diabetes, your body is more likely to develop an infection, and those infections are also more prone to spread quickly, get worse, or require medical care. Elevated blood sugar levels ...

Peter Redweik’s brutal infection was quelled by a medication so powerful that doctors use it sparingly. Yet he continued to ...

Objective To compare the effectiveness of hand hygiene using alcohol-based hand sanitiser to soap and water for preventing the transmission of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) and to assess the ...

Around 10-20% of people who contract Lyme disease, the most common tickborne disease in the U.S., develop persistent, often debilitating symptoms such as chronic pain, fatigue, and cognitive ...

A salivary gland infection is also called sialadenitis and is caused by bacteria or viruses. A salivary stone or other blockage of the salivary gland duct can contribute to an acute infection. Chronic ...

Citation Cooper TE, Teng C, Howell M, Teixeira-Pinto A, Jaure A, Wong G. D-mannose for preventing and treating urinary tract infections. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2022, Issue 8. Art. No.

C reactive protein (CRP), a marker for the presence of an inflammatory process, is the most extensively studied marker for distinguishing bacterial from non-bacterial infections in febrile patients. A ...

Introduction Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the second most common type of infection worldwide, accounting for a large number of primary care consultations and antibiotic prescribing. Current ...

About 500,000 C. difficile infections occur in the U.S. each year, and 15,000 people die from it, the Cleveland Clinic says.

Monsoon Infection: Most bacterial and viral infections are contagious and spread fast, especially during the rainy season—most people are unaware that different types of pathogens—bacteria and viruses ...