US FDA approves GSK's oral antibiotic for drug-resistant UTIs

The U.S. FDA has approved GSK's oral antibiotic to treat complicated urinary tract ​infections, the regulator said on ...
SciELO

First detection of Corynebacterium ulcerans producing a diphtheria-like toxin in a case of human with pulmonary infection in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area, Brazil

The frequency and severity of human infections associated with Corynebacterium ulcerans appear to be increasing in different countries. Here, we describe the first C. ulcerans strain producing a ...
Nature

Diagnostic Testing of Mouse and Rat Colonies for Infectious Agents

The tests available for evaluating mice and rats for infectious agents are diverse, and variables such as cost, sample requirements, and the potential for the test to detect the presence of or ...
mlive

Health advisory lifted for Kalamazoo County lake after negative test

The lake has been under the advisory since May 27, when samples of a suspected harmful algal bloom came back positive for ...
Scientific American

Genital herpes tests are notoriously unreliable, but better ones are in the works

The first thing she noticed on her screening panel was the word “HIGH” in red text: the test had detected elevated antibodies ...