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Apr 21 2026

Towards the functional cure of hepatitis B

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Apr 17 2026

Artificial insemination: A combination of bacteria could predict success, current tests lack a scientific basis

Common tests designed to predict the success of artificial insemination are often inaccurate. This conclusion is drawn from a new study conducted by the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH)

Processing of sputum samples for the culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and drug-resistance testing in the tuberculosis lab in Riga.

Apr 16 2026

Long-term cure rates for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis much better than expected

A new national cohort study from Latvia, conducted in collaboration with researchers from the clinical tuberculosis infrastructure (ClinTB) at the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) at the

This illustration depicts a three-dimensional (3D) computer-generated image of a cluster of paired, or diplococcal, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) bacteria.

Mar 30 2026

Development of a rapid test for diagnosing hard-to-treat VRE bacteria

Enterococcus faecium is a bacterium that is naturally resistant to many common antibiotics. Particularly in vulnerable patient groups, such as immunocompromised individuals, the bacterium can cause

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