New CDC data published Wednesday found vaccination coverage among kindergartners fell slightly from the year before as ...

In short: "The best illness is the one you never have, Dr. Yancey says.

Tetanus and rabies prophylaxis are very important considerations when managing a bite wound. Every patient with a bite injury that seeks medical care should have their tetanus status checked ...

Oral microbiomes from dental calculus of 18th century African-descended individuals in Charleston, South Carolina (USA), yield insights into their health and diet through metagenomic sequencing ...

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2011;9(2):215-226. As with most mammalian bites, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (augmentin) is a reasonable empiric antibiotic in an ...

By systematically screening viral and bacterial pathogens during co-infection in macrophages, the authors identify and characterize altered host cell entry and suppressed cell death induction as ...

A tetanus shot lasts for 10 years. Generally, adults should get a booster every 10 years, or sooner if they get a deep or dirty cut and it's been five years since their last shot. While receiving more ...

Oct. 3, 2024 — Comamonadacae is a family of bacteria often found growing on plastics in water. A new study finds a bacterium in this family can break down the plastic for food. Researchers also ...