Adjunctive bacteriophage therapy for prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Staphylococcus aureus

Med J Aust. 2019 Aug;211(3):142-143.e1. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50274. Epub 2019 Jul 8.

Authors

Timothy Gilbey¹, Josephine Ho^{1

2}, Louise A Cooley³, Aleksandra Petrovic Fabijan², Jonathan R Iredell^{1

2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
² Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, NSW.
³ Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, TAS.
⁴ University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.

No abstract available

Keywords: Bacterial infections; Cardiovascular Infections; Clinical trials as topic; Staphylococcus.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
Endocarditis, Bacterial / therapy*
Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects*
Heart Valve Prosthesis / microbiology
Humans
Male
Phage Therapy*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology
Prosthesis-Related Infections / therapy*
Staphylococcal Infections / therapy*
Staphylococcus aureus