When the bacterium Helicobacter pylori infects the stomach, it causes gastric inflammation and increases the risk of stomach cancer. A team of researchers from Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin and ...

Necrotizing cellulitis and necrotizing fasciitis are bacterial soft tissue infections that enter through wounds in the skin. Cellulitis is a common infection that occurs when bacteria enter the deeper ...

An international team of scientists, led by researchers from the Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, SciLifeLab, Stockholm University has published in PLoS Pathogens the ...

A new study published in Nature Communications reveals a novel approach to mitigating tissue damage caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, the flesh-eating bacterium responsible for severe infections such ...

In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers demonstrated infection of human adipose tissue by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Study: SARS-CoV-2 ...

A large systematic review and meta-analysis found an increased risk of various autoimmune and autoinflammatory connective tissue disorders among patients who had COVID-19 infection. The analysis ...

An antibacterial hydrogel shows promise as a new minimally invasive treatment option for soft tissue infections around prostheses. After hip or knee replacement surgeries, pathogenic bacteria can ...

Cases of Vibrio vulnificus infection in Florida are climbing to nearly twice the number reported by this time last year.

When the bacterium Helicobacter pylori infects the stomach, it causes gastric inflammation and increases the risk of stomach cancer. Researchers have been able to elucidate characteristic changes ...