Without them, oral chlamydia can lead to secondary mouth infections, dental pain, and gum disease. Chlamydia of the throat ...

Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (doxy-PEP) is a promising intervention to reduce bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We evaluated the effect of doxy-PEP on STI incidence and ...

Austin family advocates for getting fully vaccinated for meningococcal disease after daughter lost her legs and fingers as a ...

Legionella bacteria were found in a Midwest City independent living facility’s plumbing, but officials say the city’s water supply is safe and remains unaffected.

The highly impermeable cell envelope of Gram-negative bacteria is an important hurdle to the development of novel antibacterials. However, compounds that disrupt the integrity of the cell envelope can ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says brucellosis is an infectious disease caused by a family of bacteria called Brucella, which is mainly spread among animals.

An independent living complex in Midwest City confirmed that one of its residents, who tested positive for a severe type of pneumonia called Legionnaires' disease, has died. The resident of Autumn ...

Sausalito's Marine Mammal Center is treating 100 sea lions for a bacterial disease that's spreading at unheard of levels. Here's what beach-goers and humans should know.

Legionella bacteria, which can cause a deadly pneumonia-type illness called Legionnaires' disease, has been discovered in the water system of a Midwest City senior living facility.

A flesh-eating bacteria outbreak has hit the Gulf Coast with deaths recorded in Florida and Louisiana. Eight people have died so far this year from Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria that lives ...

Central Harlem communities face a Legionnaires' disease cluster, with dozens contracting the bacterial pneumonia that is spread through contaminated water systems.