Researchers use a unique barcoding system to track K. pneumoniae bacteria as it moved throughout the body. Bacteremia, or blood poisoning, occurs when bacteria overcome the body's immune defenses.
MSN: Breaking antibiotic-resistant bacteria's protective capsules: Study offers insights into combating S. pneumoniae
Breaking antibiotic-resistant bacteria's protective capsules: Study offers insights into combating S. pneumoniae
A common bacteria best known for causing mild cold-like illnesses could linger in the body for years and worsen Alzheimer's, new research suggests. The bug, Chlamydia pneumoniae, is thought to infect ...
Several states are reporting an uptick in lung infections in young children caused by a common bacteria. In previous years, most pneumonia or acute bronchitis infections caused by M. pneumoniae were ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned of an unusual increase in bacterial infections caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae. But what exactly is it and why is it concerning? According to ...
A type of pneumonia infection that’s increasing in the U.S. prompted a warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae) is a type of bacteria ...
Cases of "walking pneumonia" — a milder form of the lung infection pneumonia — have spiked in the United States, particularly among young children. Bacterial infections from Mycoplasma pneumoniae, one ...
Science Daily: Scientists track pneumonia-causing bacteria as they infect the blood stream
Kaleido Scope: Uncovering how pneumonia-related bacteria may lead to deadly heart conditions
Now, researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine and the University of Maryland School of Medicine have identified a bacterial enzyme that may be ...