A crisis some call a "silent pandemic" is sweeping the globe. It's grown steadily and stealthily, without drawing as much attention as viral outbreaks that have flared up over the same period. The ...

"Superbug" bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics have the potential to create a nightmare scenario for modern medicine, but experts are hopeful that doctors will be able to slow the spread of ...

NEW YORK (AP/NBC) – A drug-resistant “superbug” that doctors have been dreading has shown up in the U.S. for the first time, researchers reported Thursday. A U.S. patient has been infected with ...

A perilous 'superbug' bacteria, impervious to antibiotic treatment, has emerged in a Malaysian hospital, sparking fears as it contributes to severe illnesses. This formidable strain of drug-resistant ...

A virulent strain of antibiotic-resistant ‘superbug’ that causes severe disease has been found circulating in a Malaysian hospital - posing significant challenges to global public health, a new study ...

Henry Skinner referred to a study by researchers from Ukraine’s Sumy State University, which showed that "85% of infections they examined among injured Ukrainian combatants were caused by bacteria ...

A nasty bacterial superbug that kills hundreds of thousands of people per year is spreading through hospitals — and it feeds on something surprising, scientists have now found. Associated with more ...

According to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a fourth U.S. case has been identified of a person infected with E. coli bacteria resistant to an antibiotic used as a ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A drug-resistant type of "superbug" bacteria called MRSA is more than eight times as common as believed in U.S. hospitals, putting patients at risk and posing a big hygiene ...

In the fight against super bacteria, University at Buffalo scientists are relying on strength in numbers to win the battle against drug resistance. A team of researchers found that combinations of ...

Researchers supported by FAPESP have found antibiotic-resistant bacterial clones in wild birds at a rehabilitation center. The identified Escherichia coli clones have been found in community- and ...