Infections from enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) bacteria are the most common cause of travelers’ diarrhea, and they commonly cause childhood diarrhea in low-income regions. In children below ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an alert to health care providers about bacterial infections as a strain of the meningococcal disease begins to circulate within the United ...

C. diff, which is short for Clostridioides difficile, is a type of bacteria that may cause serious problems in the digestive system. It is one of the most common causes of diarrhea linked to ...

Strep infections are most well known for causing strep throat, which can be treated with antibiotics. But this type of bacteria can also cause more serious illnesses—even flesh-eating infections. The ...

In infectious disease research, it is widely accepted that disrupting bacterial communication signals is beneficial. But this ...

MASLD significantly increases the risk of serious bacterial infections, with a two-fold increase in risk leading to hospitalization. Advanced MASLD stages, such as MASH, further elevate the risk of ...

Bacterial infections associated with injectable drugs resulted in more than $1 billion in hospital charges in 2019 in New Jersey, Gothamist reported Nov. 2. A new report, published by the New Jersey ...