News tagged with staphylococcus epidermidis
Implant bacteria, beware: Researchers create nano-sized assassins
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 26, 2009 |
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Staphylococcus epidermidis is quite an opportunist. Commonly found on human skin, the bacteria pose little danger. But S. epidermidis is a leading cause of infections in hospitals. From catheters to prosthetic ...
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Genes key to staph disease severity, drug resistance found hitchhiking together
Jul 31, 2009 |
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Scientists studying Staphylococcus bacteria, including methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), have discovered a potent staph toxin responsible for disease severity. They also found the gene for the toxin traveling with a geneti ...
'Zinc Zipper' Plays Key Role In Hospital-Acquired Infections
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Dec 04, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Hospital-acquired infections that are resistant to traditional antibiotic treatment have become increasingly common in recent years, confounding health care professionals and killing thousands of Americans.
Blocking the spread of antibiotic resistance in bacteria
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Dec 18, 2008 |
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It's as simple as A, T, G, C. Northwestern University scientists have exploited the Watson-Crick base pairing of DNA to provide a defensive tool that could be used to fight the spread of antibiotic resistance in bacteria ...
Tufted bacteria cause infection in premature babies
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Bacteria that normally reside on the skin of healthy people can cause serious infections in premature babies. A group of researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have now found an explanation for ...
First evidence that bacteria get 'touchy-feely' about dangerous biofilms
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May 19, 2008 |
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Researchers in Massachusetts report for the first time that bacteria use a sense of touch in deciding where to form biofilms. Those colonies of microbes grow on medical implants and other devices and play ...
MRSA pre-screening effective in reducing otolaryngic surgical infection rates
Jan 01, 2009 |
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Pre-operative screening of patients for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) may be an effective way to reduce infection rates following otolaryngic surgeries, according to new research published in the January ...
Animals now picking up bugs from people, study shows
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Globalisation and industrialisation are causing diseases to spread from humans to animals, a study has shown.
Problem: implant infection, solution: nanotech surfaces
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 07, 2006 |
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Orthopaedic implants help millions of Americans stay active. But these medical devices are prone to infection, forcing patients back to surgery for repair or replacement. Now, for the first time, a team of engineers has shown ...
Milk may help bacteria survive against low levels of antibiotics
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Sep 08, 2008 |
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Milk may help prevent potentially dangerous bacteria like Staphylococcus from being killed by antibiotics used to treat animals, scientists heard today at the Society for General Microbiology's Autumn meeting being held this ...
MRSA head and neck infections increase among children
Jan 19, 2009 |
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Rates of antibiotic-resistant head and neck infections increased in pediatric patients nationwide between 2001 and 2006, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of ...
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