Bacteriophage therapy created the necessary conditions for successful antibiotic suppression in a periprosthetic hip joint infection: a Case Report

Bacteriophage therapy created the necessary conditions for successful antibiotic suppression in a periprosthetic hip joint infection: a Case Report

IntroductionTreatment failure remains an issue in periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Bacteriophages offer new treatment options. However, there is still a lack of evidence to better define their usefulness and administration. We report a case in which antibiotic suppression was successful only af...

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Main Authors: Peter Wahl, Michel Schläppi, Archana Loganathan, Ilker Uçkay, Sandro Hodel, Benjamin Fritz, Jens Scheidegger, Sarah Djebara, Lorenz Leitner, Shawna McCallin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
periprosthetic joint infection
PJI
bacteriophages
antibiotic suppression
Staphylococcus aureus
MRSA
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1564369/full
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