Tag: antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Novel vaccine reduces shedding of genital herpes virus, HSV 2
Sexually transmitted infection researchers potentially have reached a milestone in vaccine treatment for genital herpes, according to a report to be presented at the...
Low dose antibiotic treatment of C-difficile as effective as high dose...
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) treatment in a hospital setting using low dose oral vancomycin showed similar effectiveness compared to high dose, according to a...
Homogeneous tuberculosis treatment ineffective in children, UT Southwestern researchers find
DALLAS -- Feb. 10, 2011 -- The realization of medically treating different children uniquely may start with one of the deadliest diseases in existence: tuberculosis.
New findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers indicate that the t...
Henry Ford Hospital study: hVISA linked to high mortality
A MRSA infection with a reduced susceptibility to the potent antibiotic drug vancomycin is linked to high mortality, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study.
Researchers found that patients who contracted a MRSA infection with heteroresistance, c...
Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology
Frog Skin May Provide Antimicrobial Peptides Effective Against Multidrug-Resistant Infections
Antimicrobial peptides from the skin of frogs may protect against life-threatening, multidrug-resistant infections such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa say res...
Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology
Frog Skin May Provide Antimicrobial Peptides Effective Against Multidrug-Resistant Infections
Antimicrobial peptides from the skin of frogs may protect against life-threatening, multidrug-resistant infections such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa say res...
