The study authors say flu or RSV may increase the risk of S pneumoniae infection by damaging the bronchi and lung epithelium, ...

Researchers from the University of Liverpool have worked on a UCL-led study that illustrates efforts to reduce child ...

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

More information: Niels Vander Elst et al, Bacteriophage-derived endolysins restore antibiotic susceptibility in β-lactam- and macrolide-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae infections, Molecular ...

Schools have been forced to close across Greece due to bacterial infections that have triggered widespread panic among ...

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

Over 1.5 billion people worldwide are affected by some degree of hearing loss. While it is often linked to aging, a ...

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As the resistance rate at baseline was low, no conclusion could be made about clarithromycin's efficacy for infections caused by macrolide-resistant S. pneumoniae. Both treatments were well tolerated.

In veterinary medicine, endolysins have been proven effective against udder infections ... and cerebrospinal fluid when exposed to Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus), resistant to ...

Vaccination could play a crucial role in preventing hearing loss among children and adolescents, according to a new study ...