A recent publication in the Clinical Infectious Disease Journal highlights an investigation identifying a cluster of Guinean patients with drug resistant leprosy infections [1].
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In this series on superbugs—meaning bacteria that are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics—we’ve looked at germs on a national level. But you probably already know
Here’s a tidbit you probably didn’t know: Gonorrhea is the second-most frequently reported “notifiable” disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). (That means
It kills thousands of Americans every year and can't be stopped by most antibiotics. Our best defense right now is really good hand-washing. Will that
More and more, antibiotics are proving useless in the fight against many common diseases. Here's how we got here, and how we fight—and win—against these
There is an overwhelming number of acronyms for the various forms of tuberculosis, and some debate about which strain coincides with what acronym. The discussion
It seems logical to think that over diagnosing an illness would not bring too much harm – better safe than sorry, right? Wrong. A study,
On January 13, Healthmap reported on the emergence of totally drug resistant tuberculosis (TBR-TB) in Mumbai at the Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre.