Infections after surgery are more likely due to bacteria already on your skin than from microbes in the hospital − new research

Health care providers and patients have traditionally thought that infections patients get while in the hospital are caused by superbugs they’re exposed to while they’re in a medical facility. Genetic…

Looming behind antibiotic resistance is another bacterial threat – antibiotic tolerance

Have you ever had a nasty infection that just won’t seem to go away? Or a runny nose that keeps coming back? You may have been dealing with a bacterium…

Deadly fungus Candida auris is spreading across US hospitals

In late March 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlighted the threat posed by a rapidly spreading fungus called Candida auris that is causing infections and deaths…