MeSH tree: B03.440.450
Flesh-eating bacteria sound like the premise of a bad horror movie, but they're a growing—and potentially fatal—threat to people in the U.S. and beyond.
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A new study by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) found that bacterial infections develop in approximately 5% of adults hospitalized with firearm injuries, with most infections occurring ...
Aug 9, 2026
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In science, the suffix "phage" means to devour. Thus, the name bacteriophage might conjure images of tiny creatures that "eat" bacteria. While that conception isn't 100% scientifically accurate, bacteriophages are lethal ...
Aug 8, 2026
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A group of researchers has uncovered why one common antibiotic works for urinary tract infections but often fails elsewhere, offering greater insight into how the body's own chemistry can determine whether antibiotics succeed ...
Aug 6, 2026
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Recurrent urinary tract infections (rUTIs) are among the most common bacterial infections worldwide and primarily affect women. While antibiotics remain the standard treatment, frequent recurrences and rising antibiotic resistance ...
Jul 30, 2026
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Many Americans have heard about cholera only from "The Oregon Trail," the retro computer game in which players try to get their 1830s pioneers to the Oregon Territory. If your wagon train comes down with this highly contagious ...
Jul 29, 2026
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The plague has killed more people than World War II. The bacterium Yersinia pestis (Yp), which causes plague, has triggered three major pandemics throughout history, leaving behind a casualty toll of more than 200 million ...
Nearly 1.6 million dozen eggs sold across the South and Southwest are being recalled because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.
Jul 23, 2026
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Researchers from the University of Cologne, the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), and the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT present a clinical case in the New England Journal of Medicine that provides new insights ...
Jul 23, 2026
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Premature babies in the intensive care unit are particularly at risk of becoming infected with potentially pathogenic bacteria. A team of doctors in Hanover has now investigated which external factors play a role in this. ...
Jul 18, 2026
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