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Fibre in diet may boost the body against infections: Study
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A new study has found that the composition of the gut microbiome helps in predicting how likely a person will succumb to potentially life-threatening infection with Klebsiella pneumoniae, E.coli and other bugs -- and it may be altered by changing your diet.
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Infections in hospitalised individuals may arise from their own germs: Stu
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Hospitals have strong cleanliness and sanitation measures in place to protect patients from microorganisms that rarely affect healthy people but can be deadly to vulnerable patients who are already hospitalised with serious illnesses.
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Study: Hospitalised patients' infections may develop from their own bacter
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Hospitals have strict hygiene and sanitation protocols to protect patients from bacteria that rarely sicken healthy people but can be deadly for vulnerable patients already hospitalized with serious illnesses. Nearly 100,000 people die every year in U.S. hospitals of infections they develop
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Researchers discover cytoskeleton acts as cells' bouncer for bacteria
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P.a.) are resistant to most antibiotics and cause life-threatening infections of wounds or the lungs. The P.a. bacteria species has an entire arsenal of strategies for evading the immune system and infecting tissue. Researchers working with Prof. Dr. Winfried Romer an
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Harmless gut bacteria can evolve to cause life-threatening infection
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 12 (ANI): During recent research, an international team of scientists has determined how harmless E. coli gut bacteria in chickens can easily pick up the genes needed in order to evolve and cause a life-threatening infection.
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Zac Efron gets serious illness while shooting for 'Killing Zac Efron'
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 30 (ANI): American actor Zac Efron got a life-threatening infection while he was shooting for a new reality show 'Killing Zac Efron' in Papua New Guinea just before Christmas.
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