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Microbiology

Image: Klebsiella pneumoniae is a common cause of bloodstream infections in high-burden hospital settings (Adobe Stock)

Combined Infection Control Strategy Limits Drug-Resistant Outbreak in NICU

Practical, low-cost prevention strategies can help limit infections within neonatal intensive care units. More...
16 Mar 2026
Image: The study\'s findings show persistent standardization gaps among at-home gut microbiome testing kits (Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock)

Study Highlights Accuracy Gaps in Consumer Gut Microbiome Kits

Findings from a new study indicate that at-home gut health tests deliver conflicting results. More...
12 Mar 2026
Image: New WHO guidelines recommend rapid molecular TB tests, tongue swab sampling and sputum pooling to improve diagnosis (Photo courtesy of WHO)

WHO Recommends Near POC Tests, Tongue Swabs and Sputum Pooling for TB Diagnosis

WHO has issued its first recommendations for near-POC TB tests and tongue swab diagnostics. More...
11 Mar 2026
Image: The new imaging approach uses microscopic glowing tags to reveal gene activity in individual C. diff cells (Photo courtesy of Nicholas DiBenedetto)

New Imaging Approach Could Help Predict Dangerous Gut Infection

New clues about how C. diff infections develop and spread could improve detection. More...
10 Mar 2026
Image:The technique enables sequencing of the  M. tuberculosis genome directly from patient samples without culturing the bacteria first (Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock)

Rapid Sequencing Could Transform Tuberculosis Care

A tiled amplicon sequencing method enables faster genome analysis of tuberculosis bacteria without culturing. More...
05 Mar 2026
Image: New findings enable enable the detection of a blood virome signature for Crohn’s disease (photo courtesy of Adobe Stock)

Blood-Based Viral Signature Identified in Crohn’s Disease

Researches have identified a distinctive blood-based viral signature linked to Crohn’s disease. More...
02 Mar 2026
Image: The findings suggest that interactions between gut bacteria and the viruses they harbor may contribute to colorectal cancer development (photo courtesy of Adobe Stock)

Hidden Gut Viruses Linked to Colorectal Cancer Risk

A newly identified virus carried by a common gut bacterium has been found more frequently in patients with colorectal cancer More...
26 Feb 2026
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