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Bacteriophage therapy for a chronic MRSA prosthetic joint infection

This is the case of a 72-year-old man with a chronic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus prosthetic joint infection. After the third intravenous bacteriophage therapy dose, an unusual, reversible transaminitis led to the discontinuation…

Bacteriophage therapy for a chronic MRSA prosthetic joint infection

This is the case of a 72-year-old man with a chronic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus prosthetic joint infection. After the third dose of intravenous bacteriophage therapy, an unusual reversible transaminitis led to the discontinuation…
Phage Therapy for Sinusitis

Bacteriophage Treatment for Chronic Rhinosinusitis in EPOS-2020

The European Rhinologic Society updated the guidelines for the treatment of acute and chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal polyps - EPOS-2020. Bacteriophage treatment was also mentioned here. Excerpt from EPOS-2020 "As antibiotic treatment may…

Hiding bacteriophages in liposomes like a Trojan horse

The liposome can become a "Trojan horse" that helps bacteriophages enter the cell and destroy intracellular bacterial pathogens Recently, a * microfluidic technology for encapsulating bacteriophages in liposomes with a size of 100 to 300 nm…