Bacterial Infections

News Releases and Statements

Aug. 9, 2007	NIAID Media Availability: New Contracts Support Clinical Trials on Antibiotic-Resistant, Community-Acquired Staph Infections
June 7, 2007	Newly Found Sensing System Enables Certain Bacteria to Resist Human Immune Defenses
Nov. 6, 2006	MRSA Toxin Acquitted: Study Clears Suspected Key to Severe Bacterial Illness
Oct. 30, 2006	Staph Vaccine Shows Promise in Mouse Study
April 13, 2006	Researchers Discover New Disease-Causing Bacterium in Patients with Rare Immune Disorder
June 14, 2005	Promising New TB Drug Enters Clinical Trial
Sept. 22, 2004	Scientists Discover Potential New Way to Control Drug-Resistant Bacteria
March 25, 2002	Scientists Reveal Secrets of Infectious Childhood Heart Disease
July 9, 2001	Staph Bacteria are Prolific Gene Swappers, Researchers Show
April 9, 2001	Scientists Sequence Genome of Strep Throat, Scarlet Fever Bacterium
Jan. 24, 2001	Gene Sequence of Deadly E. coli Reveals Surprisingly Dynamic Genome
Jan. 18, 2001	HHS Releases Action Plan to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance, HHS News Release
Oct. 11, 2000	Genome Sequencing Sheds Light on Bacterium Harmful to Newborns
Aug. 2, 2000	DNA Blueprint of Deadly Cholera Bacterium Unveiled
April 9, 2000	Scientists Sequence Genome of Strep Throat, Scarlet Fever Bacterium
Aug. 19, 1999	A Leading Cause of Blindness May Be Controlled by Simple Course of Oral Antibiotic
May 6, 1998	Cystic Fibrosis Gene Protects Against Typhoid Fever
Aug. 19, 1997	Preventing Perinatal Infections—for Pennies