Experimental phage therapy against haematogenous multi-drug resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> pneumonia in mice

Background: Community-acquired haematogenous Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia is a rare infection, though it can be acquired nosocomially. Currently, antibiotics used against S. aureus pneumonia have shown reduced efficacy. Thus, there is need for an alternative therapy against multidrug-resistant S....

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Main Authors: Joseph M. Ochieng' Oduor, Nyamongo Onkoba, Fredrick Maloba, Atunga Nyachieo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2016-09-01
Series:African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
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Online Access:https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/435