Researchers have discovered a strong immunological effect of the molecule LecB -- and a way to prevent it. Many bacterial species use sugar-binding molecules called lectins to attach to and invade ...

The bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa is resistant to all antibiotics on the market. Therefore, there is a great need for new therapeutic approaches. In order to find them, it helps to understand how ...

Dear Doctors: I recently had a surgical procedure and was in the hospital for a few days. While I was there, I was diagnosed with pseudomonas. Can you please explain what that is? How do you get it? I ...

Federal health officials are investigating a multi-state outbreak of a drug-resistant strain of bacteria that has been tied to eye drops. There have already been 68 infections across 16 states, ...

While largely unnoticed, phages do not harm humans. On the contrary, these viruses are gaining increasing popularity as biomedicines to eradicate pathogenic bacteria, especially those associated with ...

Four people have now died in a multistate outbreak of a drug-resistant bacteria strain tied to recalled eye drops, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC and the Food and ...

Three people have died and eight others have lost their vision as a result of drug-resistant bacteria infections linked to recalled eye drops, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...