A review in Biomolecules and Biomedicine sheds light on how microRNAs (miRNAs)—small regulatory RNA molecules—play a central ...

Pneumonia is a contagious lung infection caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi. It spreads through respiratory droplets, with ...

A propagating mechanism helps Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria adopt a competent state that allows them to resist antibiotic ...

Highlights Walking pneumonia is a milder form of regular pneumonia. It can be contagious when caused by specific bacteria or ...

The cause of the disease also determines whether pneumonia is contagious or not. The viral forms of it that are most ...

Eleven of these patients had pneumonia due to the hemolytic streptococcus and are the subject of this report. In each the diagnosis was based on clinical findings as well as culture material from ...

Adult patients with evidence of active thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), including thrombocytopenia, evidence of hemolysis, and acute kidney injury * Vaccinations against Neisseria meningitidis, ...

Common symptoms of pneumonia include fever (which could be high-grade with chills and rigor), cough, sputum production, chest pain, and shortness of breath. Streptococcus pneumonia remains the ...

Whereas the symptoms of a classic case of pneumonia—usually caused by other types of bacteria (like Streptococcus pneumoniae) or a virus—can include fever, shortness of breath, nausea ...

Walking pneumonia infections rose nationwide as kids returned to school this fall. The infection can be tricky to diagnose, and testing is expensive. Doctors may choose different antibiotics to ...

More than two thirds of the patients were treated for either pneumonia or hemolytic-streptococcus infections; none of them had received any antimicrobial therapy for this infection before ...