All Medical Microbiology articles – Page 9
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NewsThe future is personalised care for influenza and flu-like illness
A new research review will focus on a future of more personalised care for diseases such as influenza, so that patients and doctors will be able to more accurately determine when the infectious part of the illness has passed.
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NewsStudy reveals potential flaw in operating room ventilation that increases risk of Covid infection
Simple modifications to ventilation systems improve airflow, making operations safer for both patients and surgical teams.
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NewsFatty acid produced by gut bacteria directly influences fat metabolism in animals
Researchers investigating gut bacteria that produce fatty acids with a special chemical structure, known as a cyclopropane ring, showed that these can be converted into signals that turn on fat desaturation in the nematode C. elegans.
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NewsPlasma device is giant step forward to help treat chronic wounds that affect millions
A team of international scientists has developed a more effective treatment for chronic wounds that does not involve antibiotics or silver-based dressings, but an ionized gas called plasma. Source: University of South Australia The plasma activates oxygen and nitrogen molecules to treat wounds effectively. The treatment involves ...
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NewsResearch reveals how lenacapavir pushes HIV capsid to breaking point
Researchers have uncovered the details of how the novel drug lenacapavir works to stop the virus in its tracks. The molecular mechanisms that they uncovered could help to refine and design more effective anti-viral therapies.
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NewsGuidelines issued for better diagnosis and treatment of cryptococcosis
A group of international mycology experts has jointly drafted a guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of cryptococcosis, which aims at improving infection management and thus the survival rate of patients.
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NewsDigestive mucus could pave way to non-invasive gut tests
New research could make monitoring gut health easier and less painful by tapping into a common—yet often overlooked—source of information: the mucus in our digestive system that eventually becomes part of fecal matter.
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NewsResearchers develop economical tool to ID disease-causing pathogens
A team of researchers has developed a less expensive way to detect nuclease digestion – one of the critical steps in many nucleic acid sensing applications, such as those used to identify COVID-19.
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NewsStudy reveals accelerated aging in women living with HIV
Women with HIV experience accelerated DNA aging, a phenomenon that can lead to poor physical function, according to a new study.
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NewsResearchers offer new insights into how antibodies function against HSV
Findings from a new study offer insights into how antibodies function in combating herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections. Their research may lead to possible new treatments for neonatal herpes.
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NewsCARB-X funds Visby Medical to develop a portable rapid diagnostic for gonorrhea
Visby Medical aims to improve patients’ health outcomes and increase the lifespan of the last remaining antibiotic for resistant gonorrhea.
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NewsUnlikely ally: sex hormones help gonorrhea fight off antimicrobials and antibiotics
Hormones of the human urogenital tract allow gonorrhea to make and use more pumps to push the killing chemicals out of its cells, fighting intrinsic antimicrobials and prescribed antibiotics.
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NewsNew inexpensive method can visualize the smallest protein clusters
Engineers have pioneered a new way to visualize the smallest protein clusters, skirting the physical limitations of light-powered microscopes and opening new avenues for detecting proteins and testing new treatments.
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NewsSevere lung damage caused when flu is followed by infection with measles-like virus
Infection with a measles-like virus causes catastrophic lung failure in ferrets previously infected with influenza virus or respiratory syncytial virus, according to a new study.
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NewsResearchers uncover genetic factors for severe Lassa fever
Researchers have found two key human genetic factors that could help explain why some people develop severe Lassa fever, and a set of LARGE1 variants linked to a reduced chance of getting Lassa fever.
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NewsAI surveillance tool successfully helps to predict sepsis, saves lives
Researchers find that utilizing a unique AI algorithm that monitors several patient variables, like vital signs and lab results, can detect sepsis before symptom onset.
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NewsMutating hepatitis viruses make drug treatment more difficult
Sofosbuvir and Ribavirin combination therapy efficiently decreased viral RNA in blood and stool in patients with chronic HEV infection, but variants that are associated with antiviral resistance emerged during treatment.
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NewsPhages help to identify people at risk of developing TB
A novel approach to studying the progression of tuberculosis (TB) from infection to disease has identified and treated people at increased risk of developing the disease that current methods of testing would not.
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NewsTrial offers insights into treatment options for bloodstream infections
An international clinical trial has been able to gain decisive new insights into the treatment of bloodstream infections with the pathogen Staphylococcus aureus (SAB).
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NewsHospital surfaces can harbor harmful microbes even after routine disinfection
Microbial contamination, including harmful pathogens, was found on bed rails, workstations, and other frequently-touched surfaces. the study found.