Researchers from the University of Cologne, the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), and the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT present a clinical case in the New England Journal of Medicine ...

Detections of a rare fungus that can trigger fatal brain infections have surged fourfold in the United States over recent ...

A retrospective study of nineteen preterm infants with Bacillus cereus sepsis reveals respiratory deterioration as a key ...

CDC officials said Cladophialophora bantiana (C. bantiana) infection carries a 60 percent to 70 percent death rate per case ...

A Connecticut man's ear infection allegedly progressed to a bone infection and brain abscess, highlighting how routine infections can occasionally become life-threatening when symptoms worsen or ...

Researchers have uncovered a recent, perplexing increase in brain infections and abscesses in kids and teens. These rare and life-threatening conditions can be complications of severe sinus infections ...

A peritonsillar abscess (per-ih-TON-sih-lar AB-sess) is an infection that forms near one of the tonsils in the soft, spongy part of the roof of your mouth. An abscess means that pus has formed around ...

An infection in the deep neck space causes a retropharyngeal abscess. The condition can cause fatal airway obstruction, so doctors treat it as a medical emergency. A person’s symptoms can include ...

Detections of Cladophialophora bantiana rose about fourfold between 2023 and 2025, a new US study finds. Up to 70% of people infected with the rare fungus die, even with aggressive treatment.

The orbital septum is a thin fibrous membrane that separates the preseptal soft tissue from the postseptal orbital ...

An abscess is a confined pocket of pus that builds up within the body. A dental abscess forms within the teeth, in the gums or even the bone holding the tooth in place. A periapical abscess is located ...