All Medical Microbiology articles – Page 5
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NewsNew study highlights scale and impact of long COVID
A wide range of biological mechanisms are involved in long Covid, including persistence of the original virus in the body, disruption of the normal immune response, and microscopic blood clotting, even in some people who had only mild initial infections.
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NewsScientists uncover role of bacteria in keloid scarring
A new study explores the microbiome of keloids, which are treatment-resistant raised scars. Researchers found higher concentrations of bacteria and different types of bacteria than are found in normal skin, especially in deep layers of the keloid.
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NewsStudents to swab first responder vehicles through a CDC-funded infection control initiative
This fall, student research and project assistants will begin swabbing first responder vehicles, ambulances, fire trucks and equipment to identify pathogen exposure risks and enhance training.
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News‘Russian doll’ packaging could boost drug delivery
Researchers have developed a new technology that lets them create compartments within compartments on the nanoscale, which can mean timing drug release for maximum effect at the site where it’s most needed.
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NewsStudy finds how common skin bacterium causes chronic infections after orthopedic surgeries
Scientists investigating chronic bone infections have found that the common skin bacteria Cutibacterium acnes can persist as layers of biofilms for weeks on contaminated titanium or stainless-steel implants.
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NewsPeptide cocktails could be key to fighting antibiotic resistance
A new study highlights the potential of random antimicrobial peptide mixtures to significantly reduce the risk of resistance evolution compared to single peptides, emphasizing the need for innovative solutions to outpace bacterial resistance and safeguard health.
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NewsScientists identify possible new transmission factor in hospital-acquired Klebsiella infections
The dangerous multidrug resistant (MDR) pathogen, Klebsiella, thrives under nutrient-deprived polymicrobial community conditions found in hospital environments, a new study reveals.
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NewsSurgical Infection Society issues new guidelines on the management of intra-abdominal infection
The Surgical Infection Society (SIS) has presented new evidence-based guidelines for the management of intra-abdominal infection (IAI) in the peer-reviewed journal Surgical Infections. “These guidelines are critical in the ongoing work by the Surgical Infection Society to decrease the number of deaths from the most common ...
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NewsExpiring medications could pose challenge on long space missions
Medications commonly used by astronauts aboard the International Space Station might be ineffective or harmful on a multi-year mission to Mars, a new study suggests.
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NewsScientists pinpoint new drug target for RSV
Scientists have discovered how the dangerous Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) defuses our immune response and, in doing so, they have pinpointed an exciting new target for drug developers.
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NewsLlama nanobodies deliver breakthrough in building HIV immunity
Scientists have developed a new antibody therapy that can neutralize a wide variety of HIV-1 strains. They found success in an unlikely source — llamas.
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NewsWhite paper explores innovative approaches to vaccine trials and pandemic preparedness
An international consortium of experts has created a white paper on innovative approaches for clinical vaccine research in order to be better prepared for future pandemics.
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NewsAdvanced nanofibrous membranes: tackling diabetic wounds with precision
Researchers have developed a poly (L-lactic acid) (PLLA) nanofibrous membrane enhanced with curcumin and silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), aimed at improving the healing of diabetic wounds.
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NewsFedEx opens first European Life Science Center in Veldhoven
Federal Express Corporation, the world’s largest express transportation company, has opened its first European Life Science Center in Veldhoven, the Netherlands. The specialised cooling facility opens global access for the healthcare industry.
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News‘Treat all’ strategy for patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection
A new review explores the implications of a ’Treat-all’ strategy for chronic hepatitis B management following the 2022 Chinese guidelines which expanded treatment indications and simplified algorithms to enhance disease management.
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NewsRaw milk is risky, but airborne transmission of H5N1 from cow’s milk is inefficient in mammals
New research suggests that exposure to raw milk infected with the currently circulating virus poses a real risk of infecting humans, but that the virus may not spread very far or quickly to others.
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NewsStudy backs RSV vaccine safety during pregnancy
Vaccinating mothers against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) during late pregnancy to protect their newborns is not associated with an increased risk of preterm birth or other poor outcomes, according to a new study.
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NewsWestern superbugs do not dominate in Pakistan, study reveals
Certain antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria endemic to the UK, Norway and the USA have not taken hold in Pakistan despite the widespread use of antibiotics in this region.
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NewsSRI is developing a new malaria treatment that aims to protect from the disease
The injectable formulation is affordable, easily administered, and could potentially provide months of protection from the potentially fatal disease.
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NewsTreatment with a mixture of antimicrobial peptides can impede antibiotic resistance
A common infection-causing bacteria was much less likely to evolve antibiotic resistance when treated with a mixture of antimicrobial peptides rather than a single peptide, making these mixtures a viable strategy for new antibiotic treatments.