Kitchen sponges have been shown to cultivate more bacteria than the traditional agar plates used in ... conditions like meningitis, pneumonia, and septicemia (blood poisoning).

Klebsiella pneumoniae, a dangerous bacterium responsible for pneumonia, has been discovered in Ukraine. Experts are alarmed as the bacterium is resistant to drugs. Scientists believe it poses a ...

Patients with suspected bacterial pneumonia are being asked to enroll. Researchers will be looking at RNA sequencing, rather than DNA as it doesn't last very long in the blood, that way they'll ...

Since 2002, obtaining blood cultures in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) before starting antibiotics has been one of the quality measures on which hospitals are graded by ...

Aug. 6, 2024 — An AI-based analysis of over 2 million hospital visits has found that most of the time, a pneumonia diagnosis made in the hospital will change from a patient's entrance to their ...

Background: Blood cultures are frequently obtained in the emergency department (ED) evaluation of children with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Objectives: To determine the prevalence of ...

Eating foods high in key nutrients, including iron, folic acid, and vitamin B12, and limiting alcohol may help increase your red blood cell count. Red blood cells are the most common cells in ...