Researchers discovered a possible weakness in the deadly hospital superbug C. auris that could lead to new treatments for the ...

It's a high-priority human fungal pathogen, causing infection outbreaks of high mortality in health-care settings, according ...

When a maize plant is attacked by the fungus Ustilago maydis, tumor-like tissue growths occur at the site of infection. How the pathogen causes this response in its host has long been unknown. But a ...

Simple, uncomplicated SSSIs include erysipelas, cellulitis, furuncles, superficial abscesses and wound infections, whereas deeper complicated SSSIs (cSSSIs) include necrotizing fasciitis, myositis and ...

Scientists have made a major breakthrough in the accuracy and speed at which often deadly pathogen infections can be identified and treated. This is time that, in many cases, is critical to saving a ...

July 16, 2010 (Atlanta, Georgia) — The incidence of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157 and Shigella infections has decreased, but there have been limited declines in the incidence of ...

This guide deconstructs the pathophysiology of UTIs, exploring the anatomical risks in women, and the efficacy of antibiotic ...

A collaborative team has re-engineered the process of microbial pathogen identification in blood samples from pediatric sepsis patients using broad-spectrum pathogen capture technology. The advance ...

Scientists have discovered that beneficial root-dwelling fungi boost plant resilience to disease by remodeling the plant cell membrane at pathogen infection sites—offering critical new insights into ...

Doctors criticised the delay in testing, saying the lag likely contributed to deaths as polymicrobial infections require ...