New BD Phoenix™ M50 System delivers modularity, reliability, affordability, and high-quality susceptibility results needed by clinical microbiology laboratories worldwide

The dressing is now cleared by the FDA as a class II medical device, for prescription and over-the-counter use

“We’re interested in seeing if there are things we can do to strengthen the natural defenses of the host to help them fight the infection more effectively,” said research team's leader.

Tests in mice show gene-based treatment works against fungus

The new immunization approach may someday stamp out pneumonia, meningitis, and other illnesses

More recent clinical research in China has provided some preliminary evidence that CHM can alleviate the symptoms of UTIs and reduce the rate of recurrence

Team hopes to shorten time, difficulty in measuring their effectiveness, potential

Researchers  hope the finding will allow them to cut off the microbes’ ability to survive what doctors and nature can throw at them

Work could help us prevent biofilms that play a role in persistent and relapsing infections

“We believe that this approach could facilitate the effective treatment of infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria."