Autor: |
Xin Tan, Huaisheng Chen, Min Zhang, Ying Zhao, Yichun Jiang, Xueyan Liu, Wei Huang, Yingfei Ma |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2021 |
Předmět: |
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Zdroj: |
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, Vol 11 (2021) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2235-2988 |
DOI: |
10.3389/fcimb.2021.631585 |
Popis: |
Overuse of antibiotics in clinical medicine has contributed to the global spread of multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens, including Acinetobacter baumannii. We present a case of an 88-year-old Chinese man who developed hospital-acquired pneumonia caused by carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii (CRAB). A personalized lytic pathogen-specific single-phage preparation was nebulized to the patient continuously for 16 days in combination with tigecycline and polymyxin E. The treatment was well tolerated and resulted in clearance of the pathogen and clinical improvement of the patient’s lung function. |
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