This guide includes an overview of practices for the prevention and management of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI) by healthcare professionals practicing in public health or ...

For some people, the classic symptoms of a sinus infection, including nasal congestion and discharge, are also accompanied by ...

Victoria Parker, Clinical Education Facilitator, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust Background to learning Patient feedback is key in identifying opportunities to create the best ...

Julie Clennell, Director of Nursing, Allied Health Professionals and Quality – Locala Community Partnerships. Background to learning Locala as a social enterprise and community provider of NHS funded ...

3, 5 This species is the most important in human medicine and is also associated with infections in cats and dogs. 8 Among the most widely used inbred SPF small laboratory mammals is the BALB/c mouse ...

Without proper treatment, tooth infections can spread to other areas of the body, leading to serious and potentially life threatening complications. A tooth infection, or a tooth abscess ...

Objective: To evaluate whether genetic overlap exists between infection and adult ischemic stroke (IS). Background: Infection has long been recognized as a risk factor for stroke, but the underlying ...

Erica Shenoy, MD, PhD, Chief of Infection Control at Mass General Brigham and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, is senior author of the study. Patients with suspected ...

Fungal infections, such as athlete’s foot and ringworm, occur when one type of fungal microbe becomes too prevalent in one area of the body so that the immune system cannot defeat it.

“Most organisms have natural defense mechanisms to protect themselves against infection,” said study co-author Professor Kirsten Benkendorff from the University’s Faculty of Science and ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released new estimates suggesting around 846 million people aged between 15 and 49 live with a genital herpes infection. That's equivalent to one in ...