Background Epidemiologic studies of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) depend upon accurate case identification. Our objective was to evaluate the positive predictive value (PPV) of ...

Cucumbers are a summer staple but they need to be handled with care While they are not inherently infectious they can become ...

C reactive protein (CRP), a marker for the presence of an inflammatory process, is the most extensively studied marker for distinguishing bacterial from non-bacterial infections in febrile patients. A ...

UV-protective coatings on live bacterial cells were created from the assembly of cationic and UV-absorbing anionic polyelectrolytes using layer-by-layer (LbL) methodology. A cationic polymer ...

We have developed a simple process to fabricate on a bioplatform patterns of nanoparticles of a molecule-based magnet. Nanoparticles of the ferromagnetic Prussian blue derivative CsxNi[Cr(CN)6] were ...

Acid-fast bacteria can be implicated in skin and soft tissue infections. Diagnostic identification can be challenging or not feasible by routine laboratory techniques, especially if there is no access ...

Prolonged wet cough in children may signal bacterial infection requiring antibiotic treatment, study warns by Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum edited by Gaby Clark , reviewed by Andrew Zinin ...

Eliana DeVos, born at just 23 weeks gestation and weighing only one pound, developed a severe bacterial infection on her neck while in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

A bacterial skin infection of the top layers of skin, more common in the tropics. This is caused by Corynebacterium minutissimum bacteria. This condition mainly affects obese adults and people with ...