I WAS working intently over my microscope, searching amid the débris of a stained slide for lurking cocci. Back and forth, through a labyrinth of red and blue fibres, I wandered: here a cell — here ...

Neonatal meningitis is an illness with potentially devastating consequences. Early identification of potential risk factors for Gram-negative rod (GNR) infections versus Gram-positive cocci (GPC) ...

A meningococcal group B vaccine has been found to offer protection against gonorrhea, report researchers. This is the first time a vaccine has protected against the STD and it could open up a new ...

This Gram's stain description is indicative of Actinomyces species. These anaerobic filamentous bacteria are endogenous flora of the oropharynx, gastrointestinal tract, and female genital tract (see ...

UNTIL the discovery of penicillin, the methods of treating the infectious arthritides were not entirely satisfactory. Although the sulfonamides were often valuable, the results obtained with them left ...

A 15-year-old girl presented with a two-day history of fever, confusion and rash. On examination, she had hypotension, stiffness of the neck and a purpuric rash covering her extremities (Figure 1A). A ...

Patients who are prescribed immunosuppressive medications should undergo appropriate screening, preventive therapy and counselling to reduce the risk of infection. Eculizumab is a recombinant ...

Cultures and smears from the throats of 115 apparently healthy Eskimos inhabiting seven remote Arctic areas were examined, and the relative numbers and kinds of organisms present were determined. The ...