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  1. Anthrax - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Usually, anthrax bacteria enter the body through a wound in the skin. You can also become infected by eating contaminated meat or inhaling the spores.

  2. What causes antibiotic resistance? Bacteria resist a drug when the bacteria change in some way. The change may protect the bacteria from the drug's effects or ...

  3. Ceftriaxone (injection route) - Side effects & uses - Mayo Clinic

    Ceftriaxone is used to treat bacterial infections in many different parts of the body. ... It works by killing bacteria or preventing their growth. However, this ...

  4. Secnidazole (oral route) - Side effects & dosage - Mayo Clinic

    Description. Secnidazole is used to treat vaginal infection (vaginosis) caused by bacteria in adult women and trichomoniasis (an infection of the sex organs ...

  5. Sharing Mayo Clinic: Minor scrape leads to major health crisis

    A seemingly innocent scrape on the hand landed Chris Gordon in a fight for his life after it morphed into a serious infection of a flesh-eating bacterium known ...

  6. Mayo Researchers Identify Unique Breast Microbiome and Bacterial Differences Between Healthy and Cancerous Tissue

    — A team of Mayo Clinic researchers has identified evidence of bacteria in sterilely-obtained breast tissue and found differences between women with and ...

  7. Neomycin and polymyxin b (topical route) - Side effects & dosage - Mayo Clinic

    It works by killing bacteria. Neomycin and polymyxin B cream is applied to the skin to prevent minor bacterial skin infections. It may also be used for ...

  8. Neutropenia (low neutrophil count) - Mayo Clinic

    All white blood cells help the body fight infections. But neutrophils are important for fighting certain infections, especially those caused by bacteria. If you ...

  9. Furazolidone (oral route) - Side effects & dosage - Mayo Clinic

    Furazolidone is used to treat bacterial and protozoal infections. It works by killing bacteria and protozoa (tiny, one-celled animals). Some protozoa are ...

  10. Legionnaires' disease is a serious lung infection caused by Legionella bacteria. While most people exposed to the bacteria don't

    Nipunie Rajapakse says it's not spread person-to- person. "Legionnaires' disease is spread through inhaling mist that has the. Legionella bacteria in it." That ...