A study by ICMR revealed that Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii showed resistance to imipenem among ICU ...

But in more severe cases, surgery may sometimes be necessary. Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs. But when Staphylococcus bacteria are causing your symptoms, this condition can be life-threatening ...

A high rate of resistance was seen among UTI causing E. choli and Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii against ...

Fleming, who admittedly discovered penicillin by chance, is reported to have said, “When I woke up just after dawn on ...

THE world, humankind, is safer because we have vaccines against fatal infectious diseases. The Black Death, the plague in Europe, between 1347 to 1351, killed between 25-50 million (about half) of the ...

I found this article very important because it shows that tigecycline should not be used in ventilated patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP). Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ...

Kitchen sponges, commonly used for everyday cleaning, can harbour harmful bacteria that could potentially lead to ...

Kitchen sponges, commonly used for everyday cleaning, can harbour harmful bacteria that could potentially lead to ...

In 1 young woman admitted with Asian influenza and staphylococcal pneumonia, a second pulmonary superinfection due to a hospital strain of antibiotic-resistant staphylococcus of a different phage ...

Objective: To discuss current and potential treatment options for nosocomial pneumonia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Data Sources: A MEDLINE search (1966-January 2007 ...