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Isolation and Characterization of φkm18p, a Novel Lytic Phage with Therapeutic Potential against Extensively Drug Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

Gwan-Han Shen, Jiun‐Ling Wang, Fu-Shyan Wen, Kai‐Ming Chang, Chih-Feng Kuo, Chun-Hung Lin, Huei-Ru Luo, Chih-Hsin Hung

PLoS ONE · 2012 · 82 citations · 38 references

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Infections with XDRAB are extremely difficult to treat and development of a phage cocktails therapy could be a therapeutic alternative in the future. Phage φkm18p is a good candidate for inclusion in phage cocktails.

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Bacteriophage Therapy Rescues Mice Bacteremic from a Clinical Isolate of Vancomycin-Resistant <i>Enterococcus faecium</i>

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Virulent Bacteriophage for Efficient Biocontrol of <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> in Ready-To-Eat Foods

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Multidrug-resistant<i>Acinetobacter</i>Infection Mortality Rate and Length of Hospitalization

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Nephrotoxicity Associated with Intravenous Colistin (Colistimethate Sodium) Treatment at a Tertiary Care Medical Center

Joshua D. Hartzell, Robert Neff, Julie A. Ake et al. · Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2009 · 352 citations · Full text

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