Considerations for the use of phage therapy in clinical practice

GA Suh, TP Lodise, PD Tamma… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
GA Suh, TP Lodise, PD Tamma, JM Knisely, J Alexander, S Aslam, KD Barton, E Bizzell…
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2022Am Soc Microbiol
Increasing antimicrobial resistance and medical device-related infections have led to a
renewed interest in phage therapy as an alternative or adjunct to conventional
antimicrobials. Expanded access and compassionate use cases have risen exponentially
but have varied widely in approach, methodology, and clinical situations in which phage
therapy might be considered. Large gaps in knowledge contribute to heterogeneity in
approach and lack of consensus in many important clinical areas. The Antibacterial …
Abstract
Increasing antimicrobial resistance and medical device-related infections have led to a renewed interest in phage therapy as an alternative or adjunct to conventional antimicrobials. Expanded access and compassionate use cases have risen exponentially but have varied widely in approach, methodology, and clinical situations in which phage therapy might be considered. Large gaps in knowledge contribute to heterogeneity in approach and lack of consensus in many important clinical areas. The Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group (ARLG) has convened a panel of experts in phage therapy, clinical microbiology, infectious diseases, and pharmacology, who worked with regulatory experts and a funding agency to identify questions based on a clinical framework and divided them into three themes: potential clinical situations in which phage therapy might be considered, laboratory testing, and pharmacokinetic considerations. Suggestions are provided as answers to a series of questions intended to inform clinicians considering experimental phage therapy for patients in their clinical practices.
American Society for Microbiology
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