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How Acinetobacter baumannii survives without water on hospital surfaces: Vanderbilt researchers discovery

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii can survive on hospital surfaces — without water — for months, an ability that has helped it become a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections. Now,...

Emerging MRSA strain with high potential for spread in the community has been isolated from hedgehogs in Helsinki

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 For the first time, a highly transmissible strain of the antibiotic-resistant superbug MRSA currently plaguing hospitals in Northern Europe has been isolated from hedgehogs in Helsinki....

COVID-19 pneumonia increases dementia risk

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 A new study from the from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and MU Health Care shows patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia have a higher risk of developing...

Long COVID: UCLA researchers say 30% of people treated for COVID-19 develop PASC

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 New UCLA research finds that 30% of people treated for COVID-19 developed Post Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), most commonly known as “Long COVID.” People with a history of...

Taylor Swift and a new species of millipede

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Taylor Swift, U.S. singer-songwriter known for hits such as “Shake It Off” and “You Belong With Me”, has earned a new accolade—she now has a new species of millipede named in her honor. The...

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Study evaluates Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine effectiveness during the Delta and Omicron periods in children 5-18 years of age

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Results of a new multicenter study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that vaccination with a primary series of the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine reduced...

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COVID-19 antibodies: Tracking the vaccines

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The antibodies generated by Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine rise more slowly and decline more quickly than those generated by the Moderna vaccine, according to a new study from UVA Health. The study also finds...

Meningococcal B vaccine could improve protection against gonorrhea: University of Adelaide researchers

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Researchers at The University of Adelaide have found that the meningococcal B vaccine could improve protection against gonorrhea in addition to protection against meningococcal B...

Heartland virus identified in lone star ticks in Georgia: Emory researchers

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Heartland virus is circulating in lone star ticks in Georgia, scientists at Emory University have found, confirming active transmission of the virus within the state. The journal Emerging Infectious Diseases...

How the Chagas pathogen changes the intestinal microbiota of predatory bugs

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According to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), between six and seven million people worldwide, predominantly in Central and South America, are infected with the Trypanosoma cruzi species...