Association of congestive heart failure (CHF) with incidence rates of enteric infections and gram-negative sepsis (GNS) in patients with hepato-pancreatico-biliary cancers (HPBCs). Karnav Modi , ...

A study published in the European Journal of Pediatrics reveals alarming rates of antibiotic resistance affecting neonatal ...

A group of scientists from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Calicut has developed a new highly sensitive, low-cos ...

Scientists at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Calicut have developed a breakthrough point-of-care diagnostic device capable of rapidly detecting sepsis, a life-threatening condition caused ...

First, gram-negative bacteria have a thin cell wall that is about 1.5 to 10 nanometers across, whereas gram-positive bacteria have a thick cell wall measuring about 20 to 80 nanometers.

The RACERS study aims to include 20 patients with gram-negative sepsis who are at high risk for acute kidney injury due to high levels of endotoxin activity and decline in function of one or more ...

Most species of bacteria can be broadly divided into two groups, known as gram-positive and gram-negative. These categories reflect big differences in the microbes' biology, and they also dictate how ...

Medically reviewed by Brendan Camp, MD Silvadene (silver sulfadiazine) cream is a topical antibacterial drug used to treat or ...

Gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria differ in the composition of their cell walls. Gram-negative bacteria have a double layer of protection, making them more difficult to kill, Muñoz said.

For this article Karen Young Kreeger interviewed Bruce Beutler, professor of immunology at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif. Data from the Web of Science (ISI, Philadelphia) show that ...