News tagged with streptococcus pneumonia
Scientists discover how a bacterial pathogen breaks down barriers to enter and infect cells
Scientists from the Schepens Eye Research Institute, a subsidiary of Mass. Eye and Ear and affiliate of Harvard Medical School, have found for the first time that a bacterial pathogen can literally mow down protective molecules, ...
Mar 08, 2012 |
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Antibodies trick bacteria into killing each other
The dominant theory about antibodies is that they directly target and kill disease-causing organisms. In a surprising twist, researchers from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have discovered that certain antibodies ...
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Effects of pneumococcal vaccination program on pneumococcal carriage and invasive disease
Using a cross-sectional study, Stefan Flasche and colleagues investigated the effects of the UK pneumococcal vaccination program on serotype-specific carriage and invasive pneumococcal disease.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 05, 2011 |
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Bacteria poison themselves from within
(PhysOrg.com) -- The research group led by Anton Meinhart at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg has shown that proteins from the zeta toxin group trigger a self-destructive mechanism ...
Mar 23, 2011 |
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US says 'no concerns' with vaccines eyed in Japan deaths
US health officials said Monday they have had no reports that arouse new safety concerns over two children's vaccines that have been suspended in Japan following the deaths of four babies. ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 07, 2011 |
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New pneumococcal vaccine approach successful in early tests
Pneumococcus (Streptococcus pneumoniae) accounts for as much as 11 percent of mortality in young children worldwide. While successful vaccines like Prevnar® exist, they are expensive and only work against specific pneumo ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 16, 2011 |
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New research traces evolutionary path of multidrug-resistant strep bacteria
Despite penicillin and the dozens of antibiotics that followed it, streptococcus bacteria have remained a major threat to health throughout the world. The reason: the superb evolutionary skills of this pathogen to rapidly ...
Jan 28, 2011 |
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High resistance rates among acute otitis media pathogens in children: study
As middle ear infections increase during the winter months, researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) suggest that in many cases the most appropriate treatment is "watchful waiting" instead of using antibiotics ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 17, 2010 |
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New vaccine hope in fight against pneumonia and meningitis
A new breakthrough in the fight against pneumonia, meningitis and septicaemia has been announced today by scientists in Dublin and Leicester.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 11, 2010 |
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New study re-examines bacterial vaccine studies conducted during 1918 influenza pandemic
Secondary infections with bacteria such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia, were a major cause of death during the 1918 flu pandemic and may be important in modern pandemics as well, according to a new article ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 02, 2010 |
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Limited number of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes cause most invasive pneumococcal disease
Contrary to current thinking, the group of serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae responsible for most invasive pneumococcal disease worldwide is conserved across regions. Streptococcus pneumoniae is the leading bacterial cause ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 05, 2010 |
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Battle of the bugs leaves humans as collateral damage
It's a tragedy of war that innocent bystanders often get caught in the crossfire. But now scientists at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Oxford have shown how a battle for survival at a ...
Jun 17, 2010 |
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Antibacterial silver nanoparticles are a blast
Writing in the International Journal of Nanoparticles, Rani Pattabi and colleagues at Mangalore University, explain how blasting silver nitrate solution with an electron beam can generate nanoparticles that are more effect ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 24, 2010 |
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Severity of H1N1 influenza linked to presence of Streptococcus pneumoniae
The presence of the Streptococcus pneumoniae in samples that can be easily obtained in clinics and emergency rooms may predict risk of severe disease in H1N1 pandemic influenza. Reports that H1N1 pandemic influenza in Arg ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 31, 2009 |
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Fast, accurate urine test for pneumonia possible, study finds
Doctors may soon be able to quickly and accurately diagnose the cause of pneumonia-like symptoms by examining the chemicals found in a patient's urine, suggests a new study led by UC Davis biochemist Carolyn ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 09, 2009 |
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