Phage Therapy as a Rescue Treatment for Recurrent <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Bentall Infection

Phage therapy is experiencing renewed interest, particularly for antibiotic-resistant infections, and may also be useful for difficult-to-treat cases where surgery to remove foreign infected material is deemed too risky. We report a case of recurrent <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> endocar...

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Main Authors: Victor Eiferman, Pierre-Adrien Vion, Alexandre Bleibtreu
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/1/123
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description Phage therapy is experiencing renewed interest, particularly for antibiotic-resistant infections, and may also be useful for difficult-to-treat cases where surgery to remove foreign infected material is deemed too risky. We report a case of recurrent <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> endocarditis with Bentall infection treated successfully with a combination of antibiotics and phages.
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spelling doaj-art-c3bd0364b08c4503961fbc97c7fc5d662025-01-24T13:52:40ZengMDPI AGViruses1999-49152025-01-0117112310.3390/v17010123Phage Therapy as a Rescue Treatment for Recurrent <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Bentall InfectionVictor Eiferman0Pierre-Adrien Vion1Alexandre Bleibtreu2Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, APHP Sorbonne Université, 75013 Paris, FranceService de Médecine Nucléaire, Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), 75013 Paris, FranceService des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, APHP Sorbonne Université, 75013 Paris, FrancePhage therapy is experiencing renewed interest, particularly for antibiotic-resistant infections, and may also be useful for difficult-to-treat cases where surgery to remove foreign infected material is deemed too risky. We report a case of recurrent <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> endocarditis with Bentall infection treated successfully with a combination of antibiotics and phages.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/1/123phage therapyphagogramBentall procedureendocarditisvascular graft
spellingShingle Victor Eiferman
Pierre-Adrien Vion
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Phage Therapy as a Rescue Treatment for Recurrent <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Bentall Infection
Viruses
phage therapy
phagogram
Bentall procedure
endocarditis
vascular graft
title Phage Therapy as a Rescue Treatment for Recurrent <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Bentall Infection
title_full Phage Therapy as a Rescue Treatment for Recurrent <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Bentall Infection
title_fullStr Phage Therapy as a Rescue Treatment for Recurrent <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Bentall Infection
title_full_unstemmed Phage Therapy as a Rescue Treatment for Recurrent <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Bentall Infection
title_short Phage Therapy as a Rescue Treatment for Recurrent <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Bentall Infection
title_sort phage therapy as a rescue treatment for recurrent i pseudomonas aeruginosa i bentall infection
topic phage therapy
phagogram
Bentall procedure
endocarditis
vascular graft
url https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/1/123
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