The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning about a drug-resistant strain of shigella, a bacteria that commonly causes a gastrointestinal illness called shigellosis, as the ...

Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs)—segments of DNA that help bacteria survive the effects of antibiotics—can be present in ...

A CDC alert warns that drug-resistant Shigella infections have increased substantially in the U.S., with cases spreading ...

Here's a look at how to prevent drug-resistant shigella, a type of bacteria that causes shigellosis, a diarrheal infection.

We’re flush with drugs — but they’ve lost their edge. An antibiotic-resistant superbug responsible for bad diarrhea and fever ...

Researchers found antibiotic resistance genes on everyday foods—regardless of where you shop. Here’s what you should know.

Cases of drug-resistant Shigella infections are increasing in the United States in a trend that the Centers for Disease ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising twist in how bacteria share genes—including those that spread antibiotic resistance.

This article explains why soil remains a vital source of new antibiotics, showing how modern tools are reviving discovery ...

Bacterial infections have a fix. Get the right antibiotic and the correct course of treatment, and you'll kill the bacteria and stop the illness. That's how it should work in theory. In practice, ...

Infections from antibiotic-resistant bacteria are difficult to treat and are responsible for over 2.8 million infections and ...

Red foxes and birds regularly cross between human-dominated and natural ecosystems. For this reason, they may be heralds of ...