Combination of Bacteriophages and Antibiotics for Prevention of Vascular Graft Infections-An In Vitro Study

• Main Authors: Stefan Ruemke (Author), Evgenii Rubalskii (Author), Christina Salmoukas (Author), Kristina Hermes (Author), Ruslan Natanov (Author), Tim Kaufeld (Author), Oleksandr Gryshkov (Author), Vitalii Mutsenko (Author), Maxim Rubalsky (Author), Karin Burgwitz (Author), Birgit Glasmacher (Author), Axel Haverich (Author), Saad Rustum (Author), Christian Kuehn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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(1) Background: Implant-associated bacterial infections are usually hard to treat conservatively due to the resistance and tolerance of the pathogens to conventional antimicrobial therapy. Bacterial colonization of vascular grafts may lead to life-threatening conditions such as sepsis. The objective...