Most cases of nocardiosis start out as lung infections, in which pus-filled cavities, or abscesses containing the bacteria, ...

Bacterial colony counts on and under artificial ... Artificial nails place patients at risk of MRSA nosocomial infection and health care workers at risk for MRSA colonization (Toles, 2002).

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

MRSA is a super bacteria that can cause serious infections which are resistant to antibiotic treatments. The superbug is particularly prevalent in hospitals because patients often have an entry ...

Improper management of pools and jacuzzis can also allow bacteria such as MRSA to grow ... Potential signs of a MRSA infection include an area of skin that: is swollen and inflamed leaks pus ...

Hospitals are seeing an increase in Candida auris cases, putting more strain on healthcare systems to protect patients.

including MRSA, may lurk. If the bacteria can move from the gut to the bloodstream - perhaps via a piece of equipment - an infection may occur. Clean surgery is something like orthopaedic or ...

efficiently targeting MRSA. These findings have potential clinical relevance since it might be possible to use this approach to also target multi-drug resistant bacterial infections in the human ...

siMecA-AGO2 complex inhibits the translation of the mecA gene which encodes the penicillin-binding protein 2a (PBP2a), a protein at the heart of the drug-resistance phenotype in MRSA. By reducing ...

Both in vitro and in vivo (using MRSA-infected mice) data demonstrated that by reducing PBP2a levels by exosome-delivered siRNA-AGO2 complex, MRSA can be converted into methicillin-sensitive bacteria.