Simple, uncomplicated SSSIs include erysipelas, cellulitis, furuncles, superficial abscesses and wound infections, whereas deeper complicated SSSIs (cSSSIs) include necrotizing fasciitis, myositis and ...

Scientists have discovered that beneficial root-dwelling fungi boost plant resilience to disease by remodeling the plant cell membrane at pathogen infection sites—offering critical new insights into ...

A new research study finds infected ant pupae emit a chemical signal that prompts workers to kill them. The behavior prevents ...

Scientists have made a major breakthrough in the accuracy and speed at which often deadly pathogen infections can be identified and treated. This is time that, in many cases, is critical to saving a ...

July 16, 2010 (Atlanta, Georgia) — The incidence of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157 and Shigella infections has decreased, but there have been limited declines in the incidence of ...

A collaborative team has re-engineered the process of microbial pathogen identification in blood samples from pediatric sepsis patients using broad-spectrum pathogen capture technology. The advance ...

Zoonotic diseases jump species to infect humans, and scientists have been studying this transmission chain for many years. Researchers in Austria aimed to perform a comprehensive analysis of the ...

Scientists have discovered a genetic process which could unlock new ways to treat a mysterious and deadly fungal infection ...

Long COVID has lingered as one of the most unsettling legacies of the pandemic, a condition that can derail lives long after ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new way plants fight disease by teaming up with beneficial fungi that literally remodel the battleground inside their roots. The study, published in Cell Reports ...