Tag - Staphylococcus aureus

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Familiarity breeds exempt: why staph vaccines don’t work in humans

The sometimes-pathogenic bacteria has a long and intimate relationship with people, one that helps it fend off our immune response For the most part, the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is common and harmless, posing no...

8 July, 2022

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Effectiveness of antibiotics significantly reduced when multiple bugs present

A study has found that much higher doses of antibiotics are needed to eliminate a bacterial infection of the airways when other microbes are present. It helps explain why respiratory infections often persist in people...

21 March, 2022

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Bacterial find points toward a vaccine for MRSA

New research led by NYU Langone Medical Center has uncovered why a particular strain of Staphylococcus aureus — known as HA-MRSA — becomes more deadly than other variations. These new findings open up...

10 September, 2015

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Scientists trace bacteria behind Type 2 diabetes, vaccine being tested

Toxins produced by a certain bacterium may be the reason behind Type-2 diabetes, say researchers who found symptoms of the disease in rabbits when exposure to the toxins for too long. The research could help in...

4 June, 2015

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Antibiotic-resistant bugs have become a common cause of death, says first report of its kind

For the first time, the government is estimating how many people die from drug-resistant bacteria each year — more than 23,000, or about as many as those killed annually by flu. The Centers for Disease Control and...

23 September, 2013

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