Bacterial infections have a large impact on public health. Disease can occur at any body site and can be caused by the organism itself or by the body's response to its presence. Bacteria are transmitted to humans through air, water, food, or living vectors. The principal modes of ...
6.2Bacterial toxins Bacterial toxinsare critical in infections by targeting and compromising the host's immune system. These harmful compounds can modify the functionality of host cells and exploit essentialbiological processesto facilitate the spread of infection. Many toxins can disrupt immune system fun...
Many different bacteria are capable of causing infections in humans. The bacteriumm, Treponema pallidum is responsible for the sexually transmitted infection known as syphilis and Haemophilus influenzae can cause pneumonia or bacterial meningitis in humans. What is bacteria and what are its characteristics...
There are three different bacteria in the genusCampylobacterthat can lead to veneral infections and abortions.C. fetussubsp.veneralisgives bovine genital campylobacteriosis, a venereal infection where bulls are carriers. Cows suffer mild metritis, salphingitis and embryonic death with irregular cycles...
IBD is defined traditionally as the “dysregulated response of the mucosal immune system towards intraluminal antigens of bacterial origins in genetically predisposed people.” There have been studies speculating this theory and concluding that more than the pathogenetic aspect, the pathophysiology of IBD...
These infections increase women's susceptibility of acquiring HIV, the rates of HIV shedding and the development of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in HIV-infected patients. It is unknown how the plethora of bacterial species associated with BV contributes to the dynamics of this ...
et al. Pooled analysis of single-dose oritavancin in the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin-structure infections caused by Gram-positive pathogens, including a large patient subset with methicillin-resistant. Staphylococcus aureus. Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents 48, 528–534 (2016). Article ...
Thyme contains chemicals that might help bacterial and fungal infections. It also might help relievecoughingand have antioxidant effects. People commonly use thyme for cough, patchyhair loss(alopeciaareata),dementia, and many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these...
[1]. These drugs were effective in the clearance of bacterial infections but they did not prevent death in few patients. Due to these reasons and the efforts of Dr. Robert Austrian, the research in pneumococcal vaccines was continued in the early 1970s and lead to the foundation of 23- ...
Beta-lactam antibiotics are considered a first-line therapy in many bacterial infections and include agents such as penicillins, cephalosporins and carbapenems. However, beta-lactam antibiotics are a common cause of adverse drug reactions and are associated with high rates of antibiotic allergy [1]....