Foods should be investigated as a potential source of spread of Clostridium difficile, according to research presented at the 27th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious D... Read more
Researchers at UCL have developed a new antibacterial material which has potential for cutting hospital acquired infections. The combination of two simple dyes with nanoscopic particles of g... Read more
Our researchers discover use for phages in fighting Clostridium difficile A specialist team of scientists from our Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation has isolated viruses tha... Read more
Other research shows treatment leads to high patient satisfaction Swallowing pills containing a concentrate of fecal bacteria successfully stops recurrent bouts of debilitating Clostridium d... Read more
The overuse of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture has long been known to foster the emergence of germs that are resistant to drugs. On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and... Read more
Hospitals are synonymous with cleanliness and now Loyola University Health System is the first academic medical center in Illinois to take disinfection to futuristic levels. Nicknamed “Ralph... Read more
Bacterial medicine is starting to emerge ONE of the crucial transitions of modern health care was from herbal to chemical medicine. Doctors had known for millennia that willow bark and poppy... Read more
It subsequently saw a 67% drop in infections from C. diff Hospitals are supposed to be the place where the sick get well. They can also be where the sick get sicker, thanks to the vir... Read more
Novel Approach May Offer Treatment for Other Bacterial Diseases Researchers at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have discov... Read more