By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) -Tiny viruses that only infect and kill bacteria can help treat deadly antibiotic-resistant ...

Scientists have introduced a 15-minute test which can fast-track detecting whether a patient is suffering from a bacterial or ...

Scientists detect Bartonella bacteria DNA in sand flies from the Brazilian Amazon, with genetic links to Andean strains.

A new rapid blood test being trialled by the NHS can fast-track diagnosis of sepsis and meningitis in children.

Bacteria Gram positive in sputum gram stain.red background. Both sepsis and bacteremia involve bacteria in the bloodstream. Bacteremia generally is not a serious condition, but sepsis can be ...

ITHACA, N.Y. — Cayuga Medical Center announced on Thursday that it has reached more than 1,200 consecutive days without a Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection, or CLABSI. CLABSI is a serious, ...

A health alert has been issued after Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacterium, was detected in coastal waters.

Blood poisoning is still fatal in more than 50% of cases, but can be cured if treated at an early stage. The highest priority is therefore to act quickly. For this reason, doctors usually administer ...

PULLMAN, Wash. -- Washington State University and Mayo Clinic researchers have developed an electrochemical catheter hub that could someday help prevent deadly central line-associated bloodstream ...

When harmful bacteria that cause food poisoning, such as E. coli, invade through the digestive tract, gut cells usually fight ...