Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of lower respiratory tract infections in children under two years old, resulting in significant morbidity and a heavy economic burden on healthcare ...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) happens when germs, like fungi and bacteria, develop the ability to defeat the drugs that are ...

Impetigo is a common contagious skin infection. Bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes infect the outer layer of your skin called the epidermis. Your face, arms, and legs ...

Some pharmacists’ scope of practice is growing to include testing and prescribing medication for ear infections and strep throat. Chad Miskiman, a pharmacy manager at a drugstore in Moose Jaw, looks ...

Strep throat is a highly contagious infection caused by group A Streptococcus bacteria (Streptococcus pyogenes); it is common in children but affects adults too. Strep throat symptoms include a sore ...

These could include gastrointestinal issues, a vaginal yeast infection, or skin rash. If limiting alcohol to healthy amounts ...

Saskatchewan's Minister of Rural and Remote Health Lori Carr announces that some pharmacies will now offer options to get tested for strep throat and ear infections. (Matt Howard/CBC-Radio Canada ...

Bacterial pneumonia is most commonly caused by a bacteria called Streptococcus pneumoniae ... Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Antibiotic drugs, which treat bacterial infections, are ...

To develop a machine learning-based prediction model to assist clinicians in accurately determining whether the detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP) in sputum samples indicates an infection, ...

in which they identified proteins in the hemolymph of the Sydney Rock Oyster that inhibited Streptococcus pneumoniae, bacteria that cause respiratory infections like pneumonia. In some ...

Globally, nearly five million people die from antimicrobial resistant infections each year ... are particularly effective at killing Streptococcus spp. bacteria. The proteins were also effective at ...

Pneumonia is an acute infection of the lungs, commonly caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. It is the leading cause of ... frequent reason children are prescribed antibiotics. Persistent skin and ...