Five doctors have been found guilty of medical negligence after Kheelawati Shankar died from septicemia due to a surgical sponge being ... but soon developed acute abdominal pain and swelling ...

Did you know millions of bacteria can live on your kitchen sponge, even when you clean it regularly? Still, it's a good idea to clean it every day you use it. Wet a sponge and nuke it in the ...

We use them to clean the dishes we eat off, but your kitchen sponge is a damp, crumb-filled environment that is perfect for bacteria to thrive in. Should you opt for a washing up brush instead?

a fully resorbable collagen "sponge" impregnated with high doses of fast-release gentamicin for local delivery of broad spectrum antibiotic, prior to abdominal wall closure. Initially, we used ...

In fact, a single sponge can host up to 54 billion bacteria ... Known to cause diarrhoea, fever, and abdominal pain, this bacteria is often found in undercooked chicken. Enterobacter cloacae ...