Case Report: successful use of phage therapy in refractory MRSA chronic rhinosinusitis
J. Martín Rodríguez, Bradford A. Woodworth, Bri’Anna Horne, Joseph Fackler, Michael Brownstein
Abstract
We present a case of refractory methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus that was successfully treated with a combination of antibiotics, systemic phage and intranasal phage therapy.
Topics & Concepts
Refractory (planetary science)MedicinePhage therapyStaphylococcus aureusAntibioticsChronic rhinosinusitisSystemic antibioticsNasal administrationAntibiotic therapyMicrobiologyVirologySurgeryBacteriophageBacteriaBiologyGeneBiochemistryAstrobiologyEscherichia coliGeneticsSinusitis and nasal conditionsPneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsMicrobial infections and disease research