New approaches to managing infections in cardiac and peripheral vascular surgery are
required to reduce costs to patients and healthcare providers. Bacteriophage (phage) …

In the face of rising antimicrobial resistance, bacteriophage therapy, also known as phage
therapy, is seeing a resurgence as a potential treatment for bacterial infections including …

Background Phage therapy, reemerging as a promising approach to counter antimicrobial-
resistant infections, relies on a comprehensive understanding of the specificity of individual …

Using phages as salvage therapy for nonhealing infections is gaining recognition as a
viable solution for patients with such infections. The escalating issue of antibiotic resistance …

Viruses that infect as well as often kill bacteria are called bacteriophages, or phages.
Because of their ability to act bactericidally, phages increasingly are being employed …

Infections of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) and vascular grafts are some of
the most dreaded complications of these otherwise life-saving devices. Many of these …

Background Persistent and resistant infections caused by bacteria are increasing in
numbers and pose a treatment challenge to the medical community and public health …

Antimicrobial resistance poses one of the greatest threats to global health and there is an
urgent need for new therapeutic options. Phages are viruses that infect and kill bacteria and …

Enterococcus faecium is a member of the human gastrointestinal (GI) microbiota but can
also cause invasive infections, especially in immunocompromised hosts. Enterococci …

Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a significant challenge in orthopaedic surgery. Several
operations, protracted treatment, and the high associated morbidity have a very detrimental …