Phage-antibiotic cocktail rescues daptomycin and phage susceptibility against daptomycin-nonsusceptible Enterococcus faecium in a simulated endocardial …

AJ Kunz Coyne, K Stamper, A El Ghali… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Enterococcus faecium is a difficult-to-treat pathogen with emerging resistance to most
clinically available antibiotics. Daptomycin (DAP) is the standard of care, but even high DAP …

Exploiting phage-antibiotic synergies to disrupt Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 biofilms in the context of orthopedic infections

S De Soir, H Parée, NHN Kamarudin… - Microbiology …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
In recent years, bacteriophages (or phages) have reentered the spotlight as alternative or
adjuvant therapeutic agents to antibiotics. Their efficacy in more recalcitrant forms of …

Synergistic bactericidal effects of phage-enhanced antibiotic therapy against MRSA biofilms

AJ Kunz Coyne, K Stamper, C Bleick… - Microbiology …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) causes biofilm-related medical device
infections. Phage-antibiotic combinations offer potential therapy due to proven in vitro …

The virtue of training: extending phage host spectra against vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium strains using the Appelmans method

J Lossouarn, E Beurrier, A Bouteau… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Phage therapy has (re) emerged as a serious possibility for combating multidrug-resistant
bacterial infections, including those caused by vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium …

Bacteriophage and antibiotic combination therapy for recurrent Enterococcus faecium bacteremia

ME Stellfox, C Fernandes, RK Shields, G Haidar… - Mbio, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Enterococcus faecium is a member of the human gastrointestinal (GI) microbiota but can
also cause invasive infections, especially in immunocompromised hosts. Enterococci …

Phage-antibiotic synergy against daptomycin-nonsusceptible MRSA in an ex vivo simulated endocardial pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic model

AJ Kunz Coyne, C Bleick, K Stamper… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Phage-antibiotic combinations (PAC) offer a potential solution for treating refractory
daptomycin-nonsusceptible (DNS) methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) …