April 2023 – PHAGElogist

A novel phage lysin to kill Gram-negative ESKAPE pathogens

PlyKp104, a Novel Phage Lysin for the Treatment of Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Other Gram-Negative ESKAPE Pathogens Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.01519-22 ABSTRACT Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are two leading causes of burn and wound…

Inhalation phage therapy to prevent secondary bacterial pneumonia

Inhalation phage therapy as a new approach to preventing secondary bacterial pneumonia in patients with moderate to severe COVID-19: A double-blind clinical trial study Journal of Drug Delivery Science and…

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Compassionate use of bacteriophages – Israeli Phage Therapy Center

The compassionate use of bacteriophages for failed persistent infections during the first five years of the Israeli Phage Therapy Center (IPTC) Open Forum Infectious Diseases, ofad221, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad221 Abstract The use of…

Therapeutic Potential of Phages to Cure UTI

Therapeutic Potential of Intravenous Phage as Standalone Therapy for Recurrent Drug-Resistant Urinary Tract Infections - Case Report Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 2023 Apr 18;67(4):e0003723. https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.00037-23 Abstract Recurrent urinary tract infections (rUTI)…

Swasthsarathi – A health centre to cure bacterial infections using phage therapy

Swasthsarathi (an initiative) helps people to get correct diagnostic test for any disease and it also helps with phage therapy. Do reach us and follow our social media page in…

Contaminated Eye Drops Outbreak; Bacteriophages maybe the Solution

CDC: Contaminated Eye Drops Outbreak Has Left 3 Dead, 4 With Eyeballs Removed The Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak linked to artificial tears has continued on its tear, so to speak. This is the…

Clinical data for oral phage therapy

BiomX Announces Positive Results of a Phase 1a Pharmacokinetic Study for Inflammatory Bowel Disease/Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (IBD/PSC) Evaluating Delivery of Oral BX002 Phage Therapy BiomX has reported top-line findings from a phase…

Paris will host this year’s congress on “Targeting Phage Therapy”

Paris will host the 6th World Congress on Targeting Phage Therapy 2023 next June with more than 51 scientific communications from 27 different countries. More than 125 international academics and…

In the War on Bacteria, It’s Time to Call in the Phages

Researchers say viruses can kill antibiotic-resistant microbes and help treat infections. Regulators have to figure out how to get them on the market. ELLA BALASA WAS 26 when she realized the…