Endocardial Infection
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Staph’s activation of blood clotting
Staph bacteria may change the factor they use to activate blood clotting — to evade the immune response — a new study suggests. Read MoreJun 9, 2020
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How strep grabs on to platelets
New structural details of the binding of the bacterium Streptococcus sanguinis to platelets may offer new therapeutics for life-threatening cardiovascular infections. Read MoreApr 20, 2016
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Drug target for deadly heart infection
Structural biology studies of a bacterial protein suggest a new target for treating life-threatening heart infection. Read MoreDec 1, 2011