HBsAg is the hallmark of HBV infection and is the first serological marker to appear in acute hepatitis B. Most patients recovering from acute hepatitis B clear HBsAg within 4-6 months after onset ...

Acquisition of this element shuts down a potent weapon of B. fragilis, yet arms it with a new weapon to which the strain that donated the DNA is protected. These weapons help the bacteria carve ...

In this bug-shoot-bug world, one of the most vicious is a species called Bacteroides fragilis, which releases a range of poisons, as well as firing its darts non-stop. B. fragilis feeds on complex ...

We report 6 cases of group B streptococcal prosthetic joint infections seen in our institution and review 8 previously reported cases. These 14 patients (6 men and 8 women) had an average age of 69.

Although Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor monotherapy in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) has been a game-changer, ...

difficile infection. This bacteria causes symptoms such as diarrhea ... (2) Toxins produced by certain types of gut bacteria, such as E. coli and B. fragilis, can combine in the colon and damage DNA, ...

A decade-long effort has resulted in a new, rapid genomic test to diagnose rare infectious diseases in the brain and lungs.

WebMD takes you on a visual tour through the ear, helping you understand the causes of childhood ear infections and how they are diagnosed and treated. What’s that? I can’t hear you.

or in the setting of infection with HIV. As with HPV, hepatitis B can be prevented through a vaccine series of two or three shots for children and adults 59 years and younger and for older adults ...

The source of the infection is unknown. “This is a rare event, and while it is the first detected case of H5 in a person in B.C. or in Canada, there have been a small number of human cases in ...

Acquisition of this element shuts down a potent weapon of B. fragilis, yet arms it with a new weapon to which the strain that donated the DNA is protected. These weapons help the bacteria carve ...