New tests at GP clinics aim to reduce antibiotic use and fight antimicrobial resistance
Does your infection require antibiotics? Two tests are being trialled to remove the guesswork for GPs and confirm whether a ...
FierceBiotech9h
Inflammatix collects FDA clearance for ER sepsis diagnostic test
Inflammatix has secured the FDA’s blessing for its in vitro diagnostic system, aimed at rapidly profiling the body’s response ...
Offering quick way for ERs to treat a deadly condition, South Bay company scores FDA OK
Sepsis, the leading cause of death in U.S. hospitals killing about 350,000 people annually, is an extreme response to an ...
Offering quick way for ERs to treat you, South Bay company scores FDA OK
Using a simple blood draw, the TriVerity system spits out three scores to ER personnel within 30 minutes that determine if ...
eLife6d
Teichoic acids in the periplasm and cell envelope of Streptococcus pneumoniae
The bacterial cell wall is crucial to maintain viability. It has previously been suggested that Gram-positive bacteria have a periplasmic region between the cell membrane and peptidoglycan cell wall ...
Daily News-Record9d
Physicians, professor talk antibiotic resistance at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community
Practicing and retired medical providers met Thursday with a professor of biomedicine from Eastern Mennonite University to ...
Opinion
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Understanding strep throat
Parents have been asking me some painful questions about strep throats and why we need to treat them with antibiotics. Well, I don’t want this condition to be sorely missed by anyone, so I shall share ...
The Sun14d
Toddler ‘would have lived longer’ if antibiotics for common bug were given faster after mum describes ‘sheer agony’
A "BEAUTIFUL" toddler would have lived longer if she'd been given antibiotics sooner, an inquest has heard. Ava Hodgkinson was just two years old when she contracted strep A. At the time, there ...
Healthline15d
Everything You Need to Know About Diabetes Tests
Diabetes is a chronic condition that affects the body’s ability to either produce or use insulin. Insulin is a hormone which regulates sugar (glucose) in our bloodstream. Without insulin, our ...
Nature15d
Immunological Relationship between Streptococcus A Polysaccharide and the Structural Glycoproteins of Heart Valve
Streptococcal infections can cause rheumatic heart disease. Polysaccharide from group A streptococci may induce the production of antibodies by an animal which then react against its own valvular ...
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What to Know About a Uric Acid Test
A uric acid test measures the amount of a waste product called uric acid (urate) in your blood or urine. Uric acid is a byproduct of the breakdown of chemicals called purines found in foods and drinks ...
Tips for parents surrounding strep throat
Parents have been asking me some painful questions about strep throats and why we need to treat them with antibiotics. Well, I don’t want this condition to be sorely missed by anyone so I shall share ...