Bacterial Infection News - Latest Updates & Headlines
Australia: Legionnaires' disease health alert issued for Sydney
Sydney, April 10: Health authorities of Australia's state of New South Wales (NSW) have issued a public health alert for Legionnaires' disease in central Sydney.
Human body's protein recycling system fights bacteria like antibiotics: Study
Jerusalem, March 6: Israeli researchers have discovered a surprising immune defense role of the proteasome, a cellular structure known for degrading and recycling proteins.
Campylobacter jejuni believed to be trigger for GBS outbreak in Pune: Official sources
Pune, February 14: The cause behind the outbreak of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) in the parts of Maharashtra and Pune is believed to be the bacteria Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni), said official sources to ANI.
IIT Roorkee team finds superbug's defense mechanism, to boost new treatments
Roorkee, Feb 10: Scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee have uncovered a crucial regulatory mechanism in Acinetobacter baumannii -- a highly drug-resistant superbug responsible for life-threatening infections.
Scientists find sepsis molecule, to boost treatments for critically ill patients
New Delhi, Jan 18: A team of US scientists has uncovered how a molecule found on certain bacteria may drive blood clotting in sepsis -- a life-threatening condition that causes about eight million deaths per year.