Most species of bacteria can be broadly divided into two groups, known as gram-positive and gram-negative. These categories reflect big differences in the microbes' biology, and they also dictate ...

Aztreonam–avibactam is a promising treatment for complicated intra-abdominal infections and hospital-acquired or ...

All patients with suspected Gram-negative endocarditis should undergo transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) to confirm the diagnosis and assess for cardiac complications such as intracardiac ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have uncovered how a molecule found on certain bacteria may drive blood ...

Dr. Melissa Webby of the University of Warwick has received a £2.2 million Wellcome Career Development Award to research the mechanisms that protect Gram-negative bacteria from antibiotics. This award ...

Induction of the feedback loop is why quorum signaling molecules are commonly called autoinducers. 1-5 What Bacteria Use Quorum Sensing? Both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria use quorum ...

A new antibiotic against gram-negative bacteria hasn’t been developed since the 1970s. Now, a European research team led by Swedish scientists has discovered multi-drug-resistant bug-killing ...

The initial use of combination antimicrobial therapy for gram-negative infections is usually ... risk of superinfection with more-resistant bacteria or fungi. There are no clinical data that ...

The development of nanodrugs targeting multidrug-resistant bacteria, while sparing the beneficial constituents of the microbiome, has emerged as a promising approach to combat disease and curb the ...