As the infection progresses, Agr activity is downregulated, helping the bacteria evade immune detection. Colonization is the first step in S. aureus infection. It commonly inhabits the nostrils ...

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USA: A recent study on suspected sepsis in the emergency department (ED) highlighted the overuse of antibiotics. Among 600 ...

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Pneumonia caused by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is ... survival rate in the case of an acute lung infection with the highly virulent S. aureus USA300 strain, both when administered ...

As compared to controls, elevated nasal levels of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 were associated with a 3.6-fold increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Males were also more likely to exhibit greater ACE2 and ...

Bacteria, which are susceptible to infection by bacteriophages, often carry multiple genes encoding anti-phage defense ...

The interplay between sex and serious bacterial infections, including bacteremia and sepsis, is complex and more research is needed.

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Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a new drug delivery system using ultrasound-activated nanoparticles to ...