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Gram-positive bacteria show blue or purple ... which can then cause blood infections to develop. Streptococcus pneumoniae is the cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). CAP is the seventh ...

As the resistance rate at baseline was low, no conclusion could be made about clarithromycin's efficacy for infections caused by macrolide-resistant S. pneumoniae. Both treatments were well tolerated.

As an alternative, Gram-stain-based microbiological diagnosis of BV has been proposed. To perform a Gram stain, vaginal fluid or discharge is collected on a glass slide, allowed to air-dry ...

Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, archaea, fungi and protozoa. This discipline includes fundamental research on the biochemistry, physiology, cell ...

Mar. 13, 2025 — A study has established the importance of immunoglobulin A, an antibody that is part of the immune system, in generating a response to pneumonia vaccines. Researchers have found ...

Although not fully understood yet, recurring ear infections of the middle ear may be due to a bacterial biofilm — a small ecosystem of microorganisms living on a surface that is more resistant ...

hWHO Collaborating Centre for New Vaccines Surveillance, Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Fajara, The Gambia iDepartment of Microbiology ...

aDivision of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA bEpidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA cDivision of ...

Blocking PAFR may therefore be a novel therapeutic strategy in acute and chronic airway infection. Platelet-activating factor receptor Streptococcus pneumoniae adhesion airway epithelial cells ...

The most common culprit is a bacteria called Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). Vaccines can protect against up to 20 types of pneumococcal types of pneumonia, but only about two-thirds of ...