Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge that could overtake cancer mortality within a few decades. In a new study, ...

Clostridium difficile is a bacteria that spreads easily, is 'immune' to disinfectants and kills about six percent of people ...

Research has found that C. difficile, one of the most common and contagious hospital-acquired infections, spreads more than ...

C. diff, a dangerous and highly contagious infection, spreads in hospitals much more than previously believed, especially ...

One of the most common health-care-associated infections spreads within intensive care units (ICUs) more than three times ...

Certain antibiotic-resistant infections could be treated with precision medicine in the future, thanks to a new resource mapping plasmids the ultimate vehicle of rapid bacterial evolution.

In Louisiana, two infants have died of pertussis in the past six months, according to the state health department, the first ...

A regional collaboration called the Stop Syphilis Coalition is launching a public awareness campaign this month to educate residents and providers on risk factors, symptoms and screening ...

An AI model trained on large amounts of genetic data can predict whether bacteria will become antibiotic-resistant.

An AI model trained on large amounts of genetic data can predict whether bacteria will become antibiotic-resistant. The new ...

Acquired resistance genes may allow bacteria to degrade or chemically modify antibiotics, rendering them ineffective. They ...