Bacteremia, or blood poisoning, occurs when bacteria overcome the body's immune defenses. Bacteremia can worsen into sepsis, ...

Bacteremia, or blood poisoning, occurs when bacteria overcome the body’s immune defenses. Bacteremia can worsen into sepsis, a condition that accounts for more than 1 in 3 hospital deaths per year.

Your doctor might do tests to find the type of bacteria that are causing your infection so you can get the right one. This would more likely happen with hospital-acquired pneumonia.

Klebsiella is a type of bacteria that can cause pneumonia and serious drug-resistant infections. "For more than 20 years of intensive bacterial genomics, telomere phages had remained hidden in ...

Cases of walking pneumonia are spiking across the U.S., according to the CDC. Dr. Marc Siegel speaks with Fox News Digital about common sources, symptoms and treatments.

MISSOULA, Mont. — Two bighorn rams from hunting district 622 have tested positive for bacteria that cause pneumonia. One sheep was harvested by the hunter in the fall. Another died during spring ...

Pneumococcal vaccine recommended age lowered to 50 from 65, CDC says The number of people that have been diagnosed with a pneumonia-causing bacteria has increased over the past six months. Older ...

Two pneumonia-causing bacteria have been at especially high levels in Vermont and New Hampshire in recent weeks, leading to increased levels of illness.