The presence of antibiotic-resistance bacteria in a person’s stool or urine indicates an increased risk of developing a drug-resistant bloodstream infection, such as sepsis, according to research ...

New research from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) has shown gut and bloodstream infections are caused by the same bacteria, giving hope of better prevention and diagnosis of deadly ...

Bacteria Gram positive in sputum gram stain.red background. Both sepsis and bacteremia involve bacteria in the bloodstream. Bacteremia generally is not a serious condition, but sepsis can be ...

Blood poisoning commonly describes septicemia, a condition in which a local infection moves into the bloodstream and spreads to organs. It can also be used to describe sepsis, a potentially ...

The rates of bloodstream infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria will increase substantially across Europe in the next five years, driven largely by aging populations, according to a new paper ...

This may sound like something out of Iron Man, but it’s very real. Don Ingber has developed a machine that uses an electromagnet to suck sepsis-causing bacteria out of the blood. In lab tests, ...

Yes, infections can cause anaemia in many ways. Infections can lead to inflammation of your body or parts of it, thanks to your body’s immune response. Then your body releases factors that can block ...

Hypochlorous acid is commonly used in cleaning products, including in some hand sanitizers. It is also produced naturally by white blood cells of healthy people to fight bacteria, fungi, and viruses.