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New technique allows scientists to study parasitic infections one cell at a time

February 12, 2020 A, allows, at, cell, infections, New, ONE, parasitic, Scientists, study, technique, Time, to

A new technique may help scientists study the body’s immune response to intestinal parasite infections one gut cell at a

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What the latest coronavirus tells us about emerging new infections

January 27, 2020 about, Coronavirus, emerging, infections, Latest, New, tells, the, US, What

Viruses are quick studies. They’re prolific at adapting to new environments and infecting new hosts. As a result they are

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Research shows 80% drop in ICU bloodstream infections

September 10, 2019 80%, bloodstream, Drop, ICU, in, infections, research, shows

Bloodstream infections acquired in UK Intensive Care Units (ICUs) reduced by 80% between 2007 and 2012, according to research funded

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New patient test could tell clinicians if infections are antibiotic resistant in under two hours

August 29, 2019 antibiotic, Are, clinicians, Could, hours, If, in, infections, New, Patient, resistant, Tell, test, two, under

A new rapid patient test that could identify whether bacteria isolated from clinical samples are antibiotic resistant in under two

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Researchers: With Cranberries and antibiotic-resistant bacteria fight

June 3, 2019 antibiotics?, Bacteria, Cranberry, infections, Infectious Diseases, resistance

Interaction between cranberry and bacteria discovered The large-fruited cranberry is better known under its English name of Cranberry. The relatives

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Deadly hospital infections soar eight-fold in a decade

October 25, 2018 deadly, decade, eight, fold, hospital, infections, soar

The rise of hospital infections: 1,000 new cases ‘of MRSA and other bugs are being recorded each week’ amid an

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Researchers find gene that makes some susceptible to middle ear infections

October 25, 2018 ear, Find, gene, infections, makes, Middle, Researchers, some, susceptible, that, to

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found multiple genetic variants within the FUT2 gene that makes

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Study traces hospital-acquired bloodstream infections to patients’ own bodies

October 15, 2018 bloodstream, Bodies, hospital-acquired, infections, Own, patients, study, to, traces

The most common source of a bloodstream infection acquired during a hospital stay is not a nurse’s or doctor’s dirty

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Providers often fail to consider Ehrlichia when treating tick-borne infections

October 5, 2018 consider, Ehrlichia, Fail, infections, often, Providers, tick-borne, to, treating, when

When a patient presents with signs and symptoms suspicious for a tick-borne illness, medical providers in central North Carolina regularly

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Quick and easy test for viral infections reduces hospital admissions and antibiotic use

September 17, 2018 admissions, and, antibiotic, easy, for, hospital, infections, quick, reduces, test, Use, Viral

A quick and easy test for viral infections can reduce unnecessary antibiotic use and hospital admissions, according to new research

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