Superbugs, bacteria that are immune to multiple antibiotics, pose a great challenge to modern medicine. Researchers have now identified a weakness in the bacterial machinery that drives antibiotic ...

County health officials have identified what appears to be a strain unique to Los Angeles amid a spike in drug-resistant shigellosis cases.

Is there a "natural antibiotic" that stands out in fighting infections? Here's what leading medical doctors told us.

I can’t drink tonight, I’m on antibiotics.” We’ll be the first to tell you that if you’re dealing with an infection that ...

Paul Feuerstadt, MD, FACG, AGAF, discusses how the management of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections is evolving toward more targeted approaches, including microbiome-based therapies like ...

Infections are the second leading cause of death in cancer patients. Learn how antimicrobial resistance affects cancer care ...

From 2015 to 2022 the rate of antibiotic dispensation for UTIs climbed by 227.3% per 1000 patients, outpacing the 159.8% ...

DANVILLE — Geisinger has been approved for a $1.3 million funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to improve antibiotic prescribing for children with acute bacterial ...

Researchers have found that the soil we walk on is far more than just dirt; it may be harboring tiny genetic codes that ...

Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for children is linked to an increased risk of adverse health events,” Sullivan said.

Insights into how diverse phage communities coexist within a single E. coli strain could lead to newer, more effective phage-based therapies.

A new study reveals how a single species of bacteria can sustain a diverse community of phage species, with implications for ...