Cases of drug-resistant Shigella infections are increasing in the United States in a trend that the Centers for Disease ...

Spontaneous bacterial empyema is a serious infection of the fluid in your pleural cavity that can happen when you have a fluid buildup around your lungs called hepatic hydrothorax. Spontaneous ...

What is Vibrio? Vibrio is a type of bacteria that has been around for hundreds of millions of years; researchers have ...

Despite how prevalent and uncomfortable they can be, yeast infections are usually manageable with the right care.

The CDC is warning of a public health threat tied to “extensively drug-resistant" bacterial infections that are rising in the ...

Bacterial endocarditis, or infective endocarditis, is a rare infection of the heart lining and valves. It is caused by a bacterial infection and results in flu-like symptoms. The condition may become ...

Share on Pinterest The CDC has issued an alert regarding a type of bacterial infection that can lead to meningitis. Maskot/Getty Images The CDC issued a health news alert announcing the increase of ...

Two Upstate students have died following complications with bacterial meningitis and meningococcemia. One of the students was a 12-year-old named Ansley "Payce" Chappell, a seventh grader who attended ...

Bacteria don’t quietly die when exposed to antibiotics – they actively respond in ways that in turn change how your body ...

Transposable elements have proliferated in the bacterium Enterococcus faecium, altering its metabolism and genome structure.