Researchers at Harvard University and Jiangsu University developed a technique for not only identifying infected cells, but also tracking the infection over time as the cells developed. They published ...

Current practice for clinicians trying to determine whether a patient’s wound is infected entails plating the bacteria and letting it incubate overnight, a process than can take 24 hours to complete.

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a method for diagnosing urinary tract infections that significantly accelerates antibiotic resistance testing in urine. Because ...

Lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI), which includes conditions such as pneumonia, has long been the leading cause of death from communicable agents and a leading cause of death in children ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Chest X-rays are not a quick way to diagnose and treat patients with suspected lung infections. An imaging ...

Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at ...

When a person presents with the symptoms of a viral infection, a diagnosis may not be so straightforward unless they are infected with a known pathogen. Most rapid diagnostic assays look for specific ...

People with cystic fibrosis are prone to infections because of the thick mucus that clogs their airways. They are also prone to infections because their mucus and airway liquid does not have the same ...

Patients in two acute care university hospitals were entered into the study using the following method: twenty patients were selected each day from all floors/units in each hospital until the hospital ...

People are no longer asked to cover their mouth for a cough or sneeze. That was the old recommendation. The revised cough/sneeze guideline is to aim into the elbow. Germs are less likely to spread ...