Phage Therapy for a Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Craniectomy Site Infection | Zendy

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Phage Therapy for a Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Craniectomy Site Infection

Author(s) -

Stephanie M. LaVergne,

Theron Hamilton,

Biswajit Biswas,

Monika Kumaraswamy,

Robert T. Schooley,

Darcy Wooten

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofy064

Subject(s) - medicine , acinetobacter baumannii , multiple drug resistance , bacteriophage , antibiotics , acinetobacter , microbiology and biotechnology , phage therapy , antibiotic resistance , virology , pseudomonas aeruginosa , bacteria , biology , escherichia coli , biochemistry , genetics , gene

In the era of antibiotic resistance, alternative treatment options for multidrug-resistant bacterial infections are being explored. We present a case of multidrug-resistant infection treated with bacteriophages. Clinical trials are needed to further investigate bacteriophage therapy as an option to treat multidrug-resistant bacterial infections.

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