Case report: Successful treatment of recurrent E. coli infection with bacteriophage therapy for patient suffering from chronic bacterial prostatitis

Case report: Successful treatment of recurrent E. coli infection with bacteriophage therapy for patient suffering from chronic bacterial prostatitis

Background: Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis (CBP) is inflammation of the prostate caused by bacterial infection. An estimated 8.2% of men have prostatitis, most commonly under the age of 50. Antibiotics often fail to treat CBP due to presence of bacterial biofilms and rising antibiotic resistance of p...

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Main Authors: Apurva Virmani Johri, Pranav Johri, Naomi Hoyle, Lia Nadareishvili, Levan Pipia, Dea Nizharadze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
phage therapy
chronic bacterial prostatitis
E. coli
antibiotic resistance
biofilms
bacteriophage
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2023.1243824/full

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