Whole genome sequencing has explained why infection by the multidrug resistant bacteria, Mycobacterium abscessus, has been on the increase in Cystic Fibrosis patients. This study revealed that ...

CDC: Mycobacterium abscessus is a bacterium distantly related to the ones that cause tuberculosis and leprosy.It is part of a group of environmental mycobacteria and is found in water, soil, and dust.

Mycobacterium abscessus (MAB) is a species of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) and a major causative pathogen of pulmonary diseases especially in patients with cystic fibrosis. MAB infection is ...

Three patients developed difficult-to-treat Mycobacterium abscessus infections after receiving embryonic stem cell injections in Mexico in 2022, researchers reported. Two men -- one from Colorado and ...

BOSTON, Oct. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRTK) today announced that the first patient has been enrolled in the company’s Phase 2b study evaluating the safety ...

FOSTER CITY, Calif., Oct. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MicuRx Pharmaceuticals is excited to announce the publication of groundbreaking research on MRX-5, a novel oral oxaborole prodrug, demonstrating ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Background. Some US residents travel abroad to undergo cosmetic surgery for fat removal, a practice referred to as "lipotourism." ...

Tap water that staff used as they prepared for surgery is believed responsible for the bacteria that infected 15 patients at Greenville Memorial Hospital, officials said Monday, adding that a fourth ...

Researchers Véronique Dartois, Ph.D., and Thomas Dick, Ph.D., of the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation in Nutley, N.J. The pair work with laboratory samples in developing their ...

Fitness is important for the body, and it is great maintaining a healthy regime. However, sometimes artificially induced mechanisms to stay more fit may backfire. Something similar is the story of the ...

Advocates believe it can soothe toothaches and burns, and even ward off a runny nose and sore throat. But manuka honey may have another health power — the ability to fight superbugs. Researchers found ...