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According to Dr. Primrose Freestone, microbiologist at the University of Leicester: “Shoe soles might look clean, but looks can be deceiving. Outdoor shoes can carry indoors bacteria, fungi, viruses, ...

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The last thing you want when traveling is a major illness to derail the trip. Baylor College of Medicine infectious disease ...

The Global Alcohol Disinfectants Market, valued at approximately USD 2.71 billion in 2023, is forecasted to grow at a robust compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.5% over the period 2024 to 2032, ...

A deadly hospital bug, *C. difficile*, is more dangerous due to its CDT toxin. Scientists now understand how this toxin builds itself, revealing crucial targets for new drugs to block its action and ...

Though this may leave your washing machine drum a little less boil-wash-clean than higher temps, that’s resolved by simply running “a monthly hot maintenance wash (60°C with ...

Clostridium difficile bacteria, 3D illustration. Spore-forming bacteria that cause pseudomembraneous colitis and are associated with nosocomial antibiotic resistance Fecal transplant performs as ...

Clostridium difficile bacteria, 3D illustration. Spore-forming bacteria that cause pseudomembraneous colitis and are associated with nosocomial antibiotic resistance ...

The main superbugs include MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), VRE (vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus), Clostridium difficile, and the bacteria that cause multi-drug-resistant ...