Successful Treatment of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Prosthetic Joint Infection with Bacteriophage Therapy

Successful Treatment of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Prosthetic Joint Infection with Bacteriophage Therapy

Successful joint replacement is a life-enhancing procedure with significant growth in the past decade. Prosthetic joint infection occurs rarely; it is a biofilm-based infection that is poorly responsive to antibiotic alone. Recent interest in bacteriophage therapy has made it possible to treat some...

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Main Authors: Claudia Ramirez-Sanchez, Francis Gonzales, Maureen Buckley, Biswajit Biswas, Matthew Henry, Michael V. Deschenes, Bri’Anna Horne, Joseph Fackler, Michael J. Brownstein, Robert T. Schooley, Saima Aslam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
bacteriophage
phage therapy
prosthetic joint
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/6/1182

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