Bug bites can cause pus blisters, but so can a potentially serious infection known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). While bites and infections can be confused, there are ways to ...

A 65-year-old White man is brought in by EMS for worsening shortness of breath over the previous 2 days, cough producing purulent sputum, and fever of 103°F.

Oct. 1, 2024 — Deep brain stimulation may provide immediate improvement in arm and hand strength and function weakened by traumatic brain injury or ...

In recent years, quantitative real-time PCR tests have been extensively developed in clinical microbiology laboratories for routine diagnosis of infectious diseases, particularly bacterial ...

Tullamore man Rigney moved Down Under in February to play in the famous Shute Shield club competition and do a bit of work ...

Among the hospital-acquired infections, the largest increases were seen for CRAB (a 160.0% increase), CRE (63.6%), CR-PA (54.5%), and ECR (50%). Conversely, community-acquired MRSA infections fell 10% ...

A 2017 study showed that wormwood kills Hymenolepis nana, the most common form of tapeworm affecting humans, in both test tubes and lab mice. Wormwood didn't work as well as Biltricide (praziquantel).

Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria cause most carbuncles, though methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other bacteria are also known to cause carbuncles. Staph bacteria live on ...