Bacterial Infections |
Bacterial Infection; Infections, Bacterial |
For other uses, see Infection (disambiguation). An infection is the detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign species. In infection, the infecting organism seeks to utilize the host's resources in order to multiply (usually at the expense of the host). The infecting organism, or pathogen, interferes with the normal functioning of the host and can lead to chronic wounds, gangrene, loss of an infected limb, and even death. The host's response to infection is inflammation. Co ...
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- Antibiotics: When They Can and Can't Help (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Antimicrobial Resistance (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Bacteria (American Society for Microbiology)
- Bacterial Infections (Medline Plus)
- Bacterial Infections (National Institutes of Health)
- Bacterial Infections: Introduction (Merck & Co., Inc.)
- Blood Culture (Nemours Foundation)
- Blood Cultures (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Brucellosis (National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases)
- Campylobacter Infections (Nemours Foundation)
- Cat Scratch Disease (Nemours Foundation)
- Cat-Scratch Disease (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Cholera (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Bacterial Infections (National Institutes of Health)
- Clostridial Infections (Nemours Foundation)
- Deciphering Pathogens: Blueprints for New Medical Tools (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) - Links to PDF File - Large file (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Diagnosing Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections (American College of Physicians)
- From Bacteria to Parasites: Understanding Infections (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Genetic Blueprint for Q Fever Bacterium Unveiled (National Institutes of Health)
- Genome Sequencing Sheds Light on Bacterium Harmful to Newborns (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Hand Hygiene for Consumers (Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology) - Links to PDF File
- Helicobacter pylori (Nemours Foundation)
- Helicobacter pylori Infections (H. pylori) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Hot Tub Lung (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Infection Control (National Library of Medicine)
- Know Your Enemy: Determining the Genetic Blueprint of Disease-Causing Microorganisms (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Leprosy (World Health Organization)
- Leptospirosis (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
- Linezolid (American College of Physicians)
- Microbes in Sickness and in Health (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases
- National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) (National Jewish Medical and Research Center)
- Pattern of Newborn Infections Changes (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Prevenção da Cólera (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - Information in Portuguese
- Protein from Oral Pathogen Can Clear Medical Devices of Bacteria (National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research)
- Q Fever (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Research Brief: Bacteria Study Sheds Light on Cell Communication (National Institute of General Medical Sciences)
- Research Brief: Stop Cell Death, Help Treat Sepsis? (National Institute of General Medical Sciences)
- Shigella Infections (Nemours Foundation)
- Shigellosis (Nemours Foundation)
- Single Protein Is Key in Response to Bacterial, Viral Infections (National Institutes of Health)
- Tularemia (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Typhoid Fever (National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases)
- Understanding Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Use of Household Cleaning Products with Antibacterial Ingredients Did Not Reduce Symptoms of Infection (American College of Physicians)
- Virus or Bacterium? (American Society for Microbiology)
- What Are Germs? (Nemours Foundation)
- Why Should I Care about Germs? (Nemours Foundation)
- Yersinia Enterocolitica (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Yersinia Enterocolitica (Nemours Foundation)

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