In July 2017, a patient presented colonization with a multidrugresistant, carbapenemase (KPC-3)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate. A custom-made, lytic bacteriophage preparation was administered to the patient in December 2017, with subsequent eradication of the microorganism and without adverse effects.

Eradication of a multidrug-resistant, carbapenemase-producing klebsiella pneumoniae isolate following oral and intra-rectal therapy with a custom made, lytic bacteriophage preparation / M. Corbellino, N. Kieffer, M. Kutateladze, N. Balarjishvili, L. Leshkasheli, L. Askilashvili, G. Tsertsvadze, S.G. Rimoldi, D. Nizharadze, N. Hoyle, L. Nadareishvili, S. Antinori, C. Pagani, D.G. Scorza, A.L.L. Romano, S. Ardizzone, P. Danelli, M.R. Gismondo, M. Galli, P. Nordmann, L. Poire. - In: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES. - ISSN 1058-4838. - 70:9(2020), pp. 1998-2001. [10.1093/cid/ciz782]

Eradication of a multidrug-resistant, carbapenemase-producing klebsiella pneumoniae isolate following oral and intra-rectal therapy with a custom made, lytic bacteriophage preparation

S. Antinori;A.L.L. Romano;S. Ardizzone;P. Danelli;M.R. Gismondo;M. Galli;
2020

Abstract

In July 2017, a patient presented colonization with a multidrugresistant, carbapenemase (KPC-3)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate. A custom-made, lytic bacteriophage preparation was administered to the patient in December 2017, with subsequent eradication of the microorganism and without adverse effects.
multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae; antibiotic resistance; bacteriophage; personalized phage therapy; selective decolonization
Settore MED/18 - Chirurgia Generale
Settore MED/17 - Malattie Infettive
Settore MED/07 - Microbiologia e Microbiologia Clinica
2020
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