Bacterial meningitis is a devastating infectious disease because, even when cured, most survivors live with permanent neurological disabilities such as motor impairment, cognitive delay, hearing and ...

This illustration depicts a photomicrographic view of Streptococcus (Diplococcus) pneumoniae bacteria, using Gram-stain technique, 1979. Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the most common organisms ...

Pneumococcal conjunctivitis is a bacterial eye infection that causes symptoms such as redness, discharge, and crusting of the eyelids. It is caused by a type of bacterium called Streptococcus ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This electron microscopic image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and prevention depicts two, round-shaped, ...

The ancient proverb “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” long predates the discovery of antibiotics. Modern scientists recently found a way put this adage into practice when they found that peptides ...

Pfizer (PFE) on Wednesday announced that it has begun a Phase 3 trial for its 25-valent pneumococcal vaccine, PF-07872412 (25vPnC), for infants after the shot outperformed its pneumococcal 20-valent ...

Vaccine-Preventable Illnesses Are Increasing ...

The Golden Age of antibiotics The first antibiotics were prescribed in the late 1930s, beginning a great era in discovery, development and prescription. Bacterial infection, as a cause of death, ...