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

Stephanie M. LaVergne, Theron Hamilton, Biswajit Biswas, Monika Kumaraswamy, Robert T. Schooley, Darcy Wooten

Open Forum Infectious Diseases · 2018 · 238 citations · 8 references

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Abstract In the era of antibiotic resistance, alternative treatment options for multidrug-resistant bacterial infections are being explored. We present a case of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii 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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