Eine Kamera ist auf eine reflektierende Glasscheibe gerichtet.
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Better chances of cure for patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
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Better chances of cure for patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Over a period of five years, an international team of scientists has documented in detail the treatment success of patients with severe tuberculosis. During this period, the team also reviewed the

No entry for Hepatitis D viruses (red; left) in hepatocytes with Myrcludex B (right).
© Uniklinikum Heidelberg/Urban

Myrcludex B: First-in-class drug for the treatment of hepatitis B and D

DZIF scientists at the Heidelberg University Hospital developed a virus blocker against hepatitis B and D, which has been successful in two clinical trials

Around 350 million people suffer from

Common cold viruses originated in camels
© Drosten/Uniklinik Bonn

Common cold viruses originated in camels—just like MERS

There are four globally endemic human coronaviruses which, together with the better known rhinoviruses, are responsible for causing common colds. Usually, infections with these viruses are harmless to

Multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae shown in a petri dish
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How are dreaded multidrug-resistant pathogens brought into hospitals?

According to National Reference Center for Surveillance of Nosocomial Infections estimates, up to 15,000 patients die of hospital-acquired infections in Germany every year. Here, multidrug-resistant

Coronaviruses can cause the highly infectious and potentially lethal respiratory illnesses MERS and SARS.
© CDC/Dr. Fred Murphy/Sylvia Whitfield

How a tumor suppressor indirectly inhibits coronaviruses

DZIF researchers have discovered that a protein which is well known for its role as a tumor suppressor is also required for inhibition of the replication of the coronavirus that causes SARS. The

The picture shows the 76 different species included in the miBC collection, including 15 hitherto unknown taxa.
© Nature Microbiology

Microbiome: Mouse gut bacteria identified and archived

The communities of microbes in the intestine of the mouse, the gut microbiota, have a significant impact on the research output. However, there is still insufficient information available about many

Staphylococcus aureus (magenta-colored)
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How staphylococci trigger blood poisoning

DZIF scientists at the University of Tübingen have now uncovered a major cause of blood poisoning by staphylococci infections. The results of their study have been published in the latest issue of

A young woman from the study region in Tanzania, suffering from lymphedema of the left leg - a typical consequence of filarial infection.
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HIV/AIDS: Filarial worm infections double the risk of infection

Since the start of the HIV epidemic, there have been speculations as to why HIV and the immunodeficiency syndrome it causes have spread so much more in Africa than in other countries around the world

Cell products are prepared in special clean room facilities
© © TUM/Michael Neuenhahn

Immunotherapy: Memory T cells to protect against infection

In a clinical trial at the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), leukaemia patients are being administered specially purified immune cells, so-called memory T cells, for the first time after a

The chemical structure of newly discovered antibiotic Lugdunin. Also in the photograph: the two lead authors Alexander Zipperer (left) and Martin Christoph Konnerth (right)
© Foto: Martin Christoph Konnerth

The human nose produces a previously unknown antibiotic

A potential lifesaver lies unrecognized in the human body: Scientists at the University of Tübingen and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) have discovered that Staphylococcus lugdunensis