Successful treatment of antibiotic resistant poly-microbial bone infection with bacteriophages and antibiotics combination.
Successful treatment of antibiotic resistant poly-microbial bone infection with bacteriophages and antibiotics combination.
R. Nir-Paz,D. Gelman,19 Authors,Ronen Hazan
TLDR
A patient with a trauma-related left tibial infection associated with XDR Acinetobacter baumannii and MDR Klebsiella pneumoniae was treated with bacteriophages and antibiotics and his leg did not have to be amputated and he is undergoing rehabilitation.
Abstract
A patient with a trauma-related left tibial infection associated with XDR Acinetobacter baumannii and MDR Klebsiella pneumoniae was treated with bacteriophages and antibiotics. Tissue healing and eradication of positive cultures were rapidly observed. As a result, the patient's leg did not have to be amputated and he is undergoing rehabilitation.