Successful Treatment of a Recalcitrant <i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i> Prosthetic Knee Infection with Intraoperative Bacteriophage Therapy

Here, we present a case of a 79-year-old female with a recalcitrant <i>Staphylococcal epidermidis</i> prosthetic knee infection that was successfully treated with a single dose of adjuvant intra-articular bacteriophage therapy after debridement and implant retention surgery. The bacteriophage used i...

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Hauptverfasser:	James B. Doub, Vincent Y. Ng, Eleanor Wilson, Lorenzo Corsini, Benjamin K. Chan
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Schriftenreihe:	Pharmaceuticals
Schlagworte:	<i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i> periprosthetic joint infection bacteriophage therapy biofilm aplastic anemia
Online-Zugang:	https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/14/3/231
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