How to diagnose systemic infections much more quickly, reliably Date: June 14, 2016 Source: Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard ...

These systemic infections can be severe and even fatal. Staph infections are contagious. Sneezing, coughing, or touching an infected wound can spread the infection, ...

RV infection, an infection previously considered to be confined to the intestine, is systemic and characterized by antigenemia, viremia and spread to extraintestinal tissues of both children and ...

To date, there are no methods that can quickly and accurately detect pathogens in blood to allow the diagnosis of systemic bloodstream infections that can lead to life-threatening sepsis. The standard ...

Whipple’s disease is a rare but serious systemic infection caused by the bacterium Tropheryma whipplei.It’s found in the environment and even in asymptomatic carriers but targets middle-aged ...

Sepsis is a systemic blood infection that can develop if oral thrush is not treated and the fungi manage to get into the ...

This trend was consistent for localized and systemic infections alike and did not depend on prophylactic antibiotic type, CIED procedure type, or calculated infection risk, reported Andrew Krahn ...

Septic shock is a severe and systemic infection. This means that it affects the entire body. It is caused when bacteria get into your bloodstream and it most often occurs after trauma or surgery ...

To date, there are no methods that can quickly and accurately detect pathogens in blood to allow the diagnosis of systemic bloodstream infections that can lead to life-threatening sepsis. The ...