Researchers show that pediatric Staphylococcus lugdunensis infections are a cause for concern and may be associated with ventriculoperitoneal shunts Their results confirm that flucloxacillin can be ...

LONDON – Scientists in Germany have discovered a bacteria hiding out in peoples' noses that produces an antibiotic compound that can kill several dangerous pathogens, including the superbug MRSA. The ...

SAN DIEGO — Staphylococcus lugdunensis is underestimated as a cause of hospital-acquired osteoarticular infection, and should be treated aggressively, researchers reported here at the Interscience ...

A potential lifesaver lies unrecognized in the human body: Scientists have discovered that Staphylococcus lugdunensis which colonizes in the human nose produces a previously unknown antibiotic. As ...

Background. Staphylococcus lugdunensis is an emerging cause of endocarditis. To cause endovascular infections, S. lugdunensis requires mechanisms to overcome shear stress. We investigated whether ...

TüBINGEN, Germany, July 27 (UPI) --Researchers in Germany found a previously unknown antibiotic in the last place anybody expected it to be: the human nose. The bacteria Staphylococcus lugdunensis, ...

Bacteria known to cause skin and soft tissue infections were uncovered in microbiological studies of the skin disease hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), with nearly 60% of cultures dominated by ...

With antibiotic-resistant super bugs on the rise, researchers are on an urgent hunt for other bacteria that might yield chemicals we can harness as powerful drugs. Scientists once found most of these ...

Your mother told you early and often not to stick your finger up there. But scientists say they have reached into the human nose and picked out something really special — a potential new medicine to ...

German researchers have found a bacteria that produces an antibiotic able to combat the often-resistant pathogen Staphylococcus aureus, and it’s in the human nose. The antibacterial substance, which ...

A new type of antibiotic that is capable of fighting off some superbugs has been discovered in the human nose. The new drug, named lugdunin, originates from bacteria present in human nostrils.

Bacteria hiding inside human nose can help make a powerful antibiotic. (Representational Photo) Scientists in Germany have discovered a bacteria hiding out in peoples' noses that produces an ...