Dangerous germs discovered: University clinic, Frankfurt, locks, parts of the intensive care unit

After the discovery of multi-resistant and potentially life-threatening germs has locked the University hospital of Frankfurt, parts of its intensive care unit. As the hospital announced at the weekend, is the pathogen Klebsiella Pneumoniae. Overall, you’ve displayed the City’s health Department five positive patient samples. Three patients are now dead. For visitors there is no danger You go out, however, […]

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Germ transplant helps women with tough-to-treat vaginal infections

Bacterial vaginosis is a common infection in women that’s usually easily treated with antibiotics. But for those who develop recurrent infections, treatment options have been limited. Now, Israeli researchers report they were able to put recurrent infections into remission in four out of five women who received a “vaginal microbiome transplant.” The transplant consisted of healthy bacteria collected from the […]

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