Evaluation of Bacteriophage-Antibiotic Combination Therapy for Biofilm-Embedded MDR <i>Enterococcus faecium</i>

• Main Authors: Katherine Lev (Author), Ashlan J. Kunz Coyne (Author), Razieh Kebriaei (Author), Taylor Morrisette (Author), Kyle Stamper (Author), Dana J. Holger (Author), Gregory S. Canfield (Author), Breck A. Duerkop (Author), Cesar A. Arias (Author), Michael J. Rybak (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Multidrug-resistant (MDR) <i>Enterococcus faecium</i> is a challenging pathogen known to cause biofilm-mediated infections with limited effective therapeutic options. Lytic bacteriophages target, infect, and lyse specific bacterial cells and have anti-biofilm activity, making them a poss...