Salvage Bacteriophage Therapy for a Chronic MRSA Prosthetic Joint Infection

• Main Authors: James B. Doub (Author), Vincent Y. Ng (Author), Aaron J. Johnson (Author), Magdalena Slomka (Author), Joseph Fackler (Author), Bri'Anna Horne (Author), Michael J. Brownstein (Author), Matthew Henry (Author), Francisco Malagon (Author), Biswajit Biswas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This is a case of a 72 year old male with a chronic methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> prosthetic joint infection. After the third intravenous dose of bacteriophage therapy, an unusual, reversible transaminitis prompted stoppage of bacteriophage therapy. Nevertheless, tre...