Anaerobic Infections

Numerous cancers have been linked to microorganisms. Warren et al. from British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, Canada; investigated ...

Propionibacterium acnes is a colonizer of the lipid-rich sebaceous glands of the skin. The pathogenicity of P. acnes has long been restri...

Kaposi's sarcoma   (KS) is a tumor caused by human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8, also known as  Kaposi's sarcoma -associated herpesvirus,...

Recurrent Clostridium difficile infection is difficult to treat, and failure rates for antibiotic therapy are high. Fecal microbiota ...

B. fragilis strains, especially in the US, are virtually always susceptible to metronidazole, carbapenems, and beta-lactam antibiotics. A...

In 2010 the American Surgical Society and American Society of Infectious Diseases have updated their   guidelines for the treatment of abd...

Foot infections are a frequent and serious problem in individuals with diabetes. The Infectious Diseases Society of America recently publ...

Solid tumor accounts for 90% of all cancers. The current treatment approach for most solid tumors is surgery; however it is limited to ea...

Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) was recently recognized as a new post surgical complication of laryngectomy . NF is an unusual, life threatenin...

Changes in the microbial flora on the oral mucosa after cancerous alteration may lead to both local and systemic infections. Researchers fr...

A meta-analysis published in the British Medical Journal of four randomised controlled trials including 900 adult patients ( > 18 years ...

Several studies investigated the effects of exposure to direct and indirect smoking on the oro-pharyngeal colonization with potential patho...

Explorations of the vaginal flora started over 150 years ago. Using light microscopy and bacterial cultures, the concept of normal versus ab...

The distal ileum and colon harbors very high concentrations of bacteria. These may include potential pathogens that could initiate inflamma...

The possibility that are associated of Fusobacterium species with colonic cancer was suggested in two studies published in Genome Research...

Autism   is a complex disorder with no specific diagnostic test so the disease is defined by its characteristics including cognitive defect...

Propionibacterium species are part of the normal bacterial flora that colonize the skin, conjunctiva, oropharynx, and gastrointestinal tr...

Aerobic and anaerobic beta-lactamase-producing bacteria (BLPB) can play an important role in polymicrobial infections. They can have a dire...

Interactions between bacteria that include antagonism (interference) and synergism maintain balance between members of the normal endogenous...