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- Title
Innovations for the treatment of a complex bone and joint infection due to XDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa including local application of a selected cocktail of bacteriophages.
- Authors
Ferry, Tristan; Boucher, Fabien; Fevre, Cindy; Perpoint, Thomas; Chateau, Joseph; Petitjean, Charlotte; Josse, Jérôme; Chidiac, Christian; L'hostis, Guillaume; Leboucher, Gilles; Laurent, Frédéric; Lyon Bone and Joint Infection Study Group
- Abstract
The article discusses the treatment of pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in bones and joints with bacteriophages and antibiotics. It mentions the diagnosis of bacterial infection in a 60 year old man due to surgical complications. The use of ceftolozane, tazobactam, and colistin therapy is also discussed. Topics include the prevalence of drug-resistant pathogens, the risk of surgical complications, and the effectiveness of the cocktail of bacteriophages.
- Subjects
THERAPEUTIC use of bacteriophages; PSEUDOMONAS aeruginosa infections; ANTIBIOTICS; TREATMENT of bone diseases; JOINT diseases; SURGICAL complication risk factors; TAZOBACTAM; COLISTIN; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (JAC), 2018, Vol 73, Issue 10, p2901
- ISSN
0305-7453
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1093/jac/dky263