Postoperative spine infection (PSI): the dreaded complication that seems to come with a variety of definitions (is it redness? drainage? or that one culture result you’re not quite sure you trust?) ...

Abstract: Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), is a highly infectious disease mainly affecting the lungs. Macrophages are key phagocytic immune cells and the preferred hosts for ...

aDepartment of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA bDepartment of Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA cDepartment of Pathology and ...

We conducted a systematic review and meta‐analysis of studies examining the association of viral infections with the risk of cardiovascular disease, including coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke.

Covid-19 infections have been strongly linked with cardiovascular conditions like heart disease and stroke, but new research shows that other viral infections such as influenza, HIV, hepatitis C and ...

Infectious thyroiditis can develop due to a bacterial, viral, or fungal infection. It can be acute or subacute, and can cause symptoms such as throat pain and thyroid gland swelling. “Thyroiditis” ...

The Staphylococcus bacteria that cause staph infections are with you always, minding their own business as they live on your skin and in your nose, per the Cleveland Clinic. But if they get inside ...

A fungal skin infection occurs when a fungus (such as yeast or mold) grows and creates a reaction on your skin surface. Fungi (the plural of “fungus”) spread by releasing particles called spores into ...

An ear infection can present as a dull, persistent ache, and is sometimes accompanied by pressure, discharge, itching, fever or muffled hearing. In more severe cases, the pain can be sudden, sharp and ...