The presence of antibiotic-resistance bacteria in a person’s stool or urine indicates an increased risk of developing a drug-resistant bloodstream infection, such as sepsis, according to research ...

This guide deconstructs the pathophysiology of UTIs, exploring the anatomical risks in women, and the efficacy of antibiotic ...

New research from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) has shown gut and bloodstream infections are caused by the same bacteria, giving hope of better prevention and diagnosis of deadly ...

A new study has warned that bloodstream infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria are expected to rise significantly ...

Blood poisoning commonly describes septicemia, a condition in which a local infection moves into the bloodstream and spreads to organs. It can also be used to describe sepsis, a potentially ...

Bacteria Gram positive in sputum gram stain.red background. Both sepsis and bacteremia involve bacteria in the bloodstream. Bacteremia generally is not a serious condition, but sepsis can be ...

A bacterial bloodstream infection that has been connected to 18 deaths since Dec. 29 is being investigated by state health officials and the CDC, according to the Journal Sentinel. Elizabethkingia ...

Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered that bacteria inside cancerous tumors may be key to understanding why ...

A dangerous, salt-obsessed bacterium is wreaking havoc along the Gulf Coast. Several dozen cases of Vibrio vulnificus and nine deaths have been reported so far this year across Florida, Louisiana, ...

The rates of bloodstream infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria will increase substantially across Europe in the next five years, driven largely by aging populations, according to a new paper ...