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Inhaled bacteriophage therapy in a porcine model of pneumonia caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa during mechanical ventilation

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a main cause of ventilator‐associated pneumonia (VAP) with drug‐resistant bacteria. Bacteriophage therapy has experienced resurgence to compensate for the limited development of novel antibiotics. However, phage therapy… Click to show full abstract

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a main cause of ventilator‐associated pneumonia (VAP) with drug‐resistant bacteria. Bacteriophage therapy has experienced resurgence to compensate for the limited development of novel antibiotics. However, phage therapy is limited to a compassionate use so far, resulting from lack of adequate studies in relevant pharmacological models. We used a pig model of pneumonia caused by P. aeruginosa that recapitulates essential features of human disease to study the antimicrobial efficacy of nebulized‐phage therapy.

Keywords: pseudomonas aeruginosa; bacteriophage therapy; therapy; pneumonia caused; model pneumonia

Journal Title: British Journal of Pharmacology
Year Published: 2021

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