Recent Bacteria Articles page 2

Newsday - Certain strains of shigella and yersinia bacteria, far more common abroad than in the U.S., trigger this reactive arthritis, too, Tauxe says. What about other patient complaints? A variety of other organ problems might be triggered by HUS, that ...

News.com.au - DHCS Centre for Disease Control Director Vicki Krause said three patients were in ICU at Royal Darwin Hospital with melioidosis, which is caused by bacteria found in surface water and mud after heavy rain. The bacteria usually enters the body through ...

Forbes - The remaining two bacteria were related to the other eight, but more distantly. tf.TFN-Europe_newsdesk@thomson.com afp/hjp COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Financial News Limited 2007. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of ...

Detroit News - In some bronchiectasis patients, a program of daily or three-times-weekly antibiotics reduces the bacteria in the bronchiectatic segments and reduces mucus production. If bronchiectasis is limited to a specific lung segment, surgical removal of that ...

Boston Globe - MELVILLE, N.Y. - The type of antibiotic-resistant bacteria troubling a growing list of US communities appear to be caused by a single strain that is spreading with extraordinary ease, according to federal scientists studying the microbe. Known as ...

Seattle Times - Methane is generated in the stomachs of ruminants, such as cows and sheep, as bacteria break down plant fibers. The gas is emitted into the atmosphere when the animals belch as they chew cud. The research team at Obihiro University of Agriculture and ...

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - But when mold develops on cheese outside of the manufacturing process, it can become a source of harmful bacteria, such as salmonella and E. coli. When mold appears on hard and semisoft cheese, you can cut away the moldy part and safely eat the ...

Detroit News - It's a bacteria that has been around since the 1970s and it's treatable." The spread of MRSA became a concern in October, when several Metro Detroit schools reported cases. Keller said personal hygiene is the most important preventive measure against ...

Newsday - Opponents to deer kills say studies show that certain mice, chipmunks and other small animals carry the Lyme disease bacteria, and ticks carrying Lyme disease will find hosts other than deer. In addition, reducing the deer herd in Greenwich could be ...

Detroit News - Taking antibiotics frequently (or not taking the full course) makes your child more vulnerable to drug-resistant bacteria. * Bandage all cuts. Community-acquired MRSA enters the body through a break in the skin generally through skin-to-skin contact ...