Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New bacterial strain linked to scarlet fever, sore throat and sepsis
A team of scientists led by Imperial College London have discovered a new strain of group A streptococcus bacteria.
Sep 10, 2019
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Medications
Cholesterol-lowering drugs may fight infectious disease
That statin you've been taking to lower your risk of heart attack or stroke may one day pull double duty, providing protection against a whole host of infectious diseases, including typhoid fever, chlamydia, and malaria.
Aug 21, 2017
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Pneumococcal rates plunge after widespread vaccination of infants
The number of young children contracting the most common strains of potentially fatal pneumococcal disease has plummeted 97% since the universal vaccination against this bacterial disease began in 2005, with unvaccinated ...
May 27, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Discovery of T-cells that protect against deadly pneumococcal disease
A new study by University of Liverpool researchers reveals how resistance to bacteremic pneumonia is provided by a unique subset of lung T regulatory cells.
Feb 8, 2023
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Ultrasound gel and infections: Researchers propose guidelines to reduce risk
In the December issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, guidelines have been proposed by epidemiologists from Beaumont Health System to reduce ...
Nov 12, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Weak immune system linked to serious bacterial infection in children
A new study has found a bacterial infection that can lead to pneumonia or meningitis is linked to weakened immune systems in children.
Oct 15, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds shifting disease burden following universal Hib vaccination
Vaccination against Haemophilus influenzae type b, or Hib, once the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in children, has dramatically reduced the incidence of Hib disease in young children over the past 20 years, according ...
Nov 11, 2011
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Cardiology
How pneumonia bacteria can compromise heart health
Bacterial pneumonia in adults carries an elevated risk for adverse cardiac events (such as heart failure, arrhythmias, and heart attacks) that contribute substantially to mortality—but how the heart is compromised has been ...
Sep 19, 2014
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Medical research
Mechanism for inhibiting bacterial invasion of colonic epithelia elucidated
A group of researchers at Osaka University elucidated how a gene named Ly6/Plaur domain containing 8 (Lypd8) inhibits bacterial invasion of colonic epithelia, regulating intestinal inflammation. This achievement may lead ...
May 25, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Meningococcal vaccine could protect against 91 percent of targeted bacterial strains
Up to 91 percent of bacterial strains causing a common type of invasive serogroup B meningococcal disease in children and young adults are likely to be covered by a four-component vaccine called MenB-4C (Bexsero), according ...
Nov 22, 2017
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