People and animals are very susceptible to infections from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), the bacterium that causes ...
Among the most famous demonstrations of genetic mutations driving infection outcome is severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID ...
An international team co-led by the University of Exeter discovered that Mycobacterium tuberculosis hijacks the immune ...
Scientists have made a discovery that helps explain why humans and animals are so susceptible to contracting tuberculosis (TB ...
A sugar on mycobacteria binds to the immune receptor dectin-1 on host macrophages, helping the bacteria survive and driving ...
Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at ...
An Australian study has linked rapidly growing mycobacterium infections to gastric banding surgery, but no clear source has been identified, according to an article published online September 10 in ...
A new single cell-based screening tool evaluates how well antibiotics kill bacteria and may help researchers determine which ...
NEW YORK — Two treatments that don't involve antibiotics have moved from the laboratory into clinical testing for control of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) pulmonary disease, according to separate ...
Drugs that act against bacteria are mainly assessed based on how well they inhibit bacterial growth under laboratory ...
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) -- A nationwide recall could be affecting heart patients. The CDC and the FDA are investigating reports that a device used to heat and cool the blood during open heart surgery is ...