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Diagnosis of invasive Aspergillosis by ‘Breath Test’ shows promise: Research

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Many different microbes can cause pneumonia, and treatment may be delayed or off target if doctors cannot tell which bug is the culprit. A novel approach—analyzing a patient’s breath for key chemical...

Specific Gut Flora Identified For Treating C. Difficile

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A new report from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York shows that a distinct population of microbes reintroduced into a patient could clear out rampant Clostridium difficile infections. Clostridium difficile...

Flu vaccine only effective in 75% of vaccinated sailors on Navy vessel: Study

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About a quarter of sailors immunized with the influenza vaccine on board the U.S. Navy minesweeper,USS Ardent contracted the flu, primarily H3N2 influenza, according to a study published in the latest...

‘No longer-term association of vaccines with multiple sclerosis (MS)’ : study

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A study to determine whether vaccines, particularly those for hepatitis B (HepB) and human papillomavirus (HPV), increased the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) or other acquired central nervous system demyelinating...

Netherlands: Group B strep in newborns up, universal screening and antibiotic prophylaxis recommended

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In a study by Dutch researchers from the Reference Laboratory for Bacterial Meningitis in Amsterdam, they find that current practices of only offering antibiotic treatment during labor to pregnant women...

Scripps Research Institute receives NIH grant to study Lassa virus

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Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have been awarded $6.6 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to lead an investigation of Lassa fever virus, the most prevalent virus-induced...

MRSA twice as likely to be found on football players than baseball players: Study

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Even if they don’t show signs of infection, college athletes who play football, soccer and other contact sports are more likely to carry the superbug methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA),...

Cost of ‘universal’ MRSA screening may be too much for hospitals

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Numerous experts and policy makers have called for hospitals to screen patients for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections and isolate anyone testing positive to prevent the spread...

India’s dengue fever burden much higher than what’s reported: study

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A newly published study in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene published Monday shows that the number of dengue fever cases reported in the country annually are vastly underreported. The...

CDC unveils chikungunya ‘nowcast’ model: ‘Anticipating risk is essential for developing and targeting prevention and control recommendations’

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today unveiled a new, interactive web-based model that estimates where travelers infected with mosquito-borne chikungunya virus are likely to arrive...