Topically Applied Bacteriophage to Control Multi-Drug Resistant <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> Infected Wound in a Rat Model

Topically Applied Bacteriophage to Control Multi-Drug Resistant <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> Infected Wound in a Rat Model

(Background): Multi-drug-resistant <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> (MDR-KP) has steadily grown beyond antibiotic control. Wound infection kills many patients each year, due to the entry of multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacterial pathogens into the skin gaps. However, a bacteriophage (phage) is...

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Main Authors: Mohamed S. Fayez, Toka A. Hakim, Mona M. Agwa, Mohamed Abdelmoteleb, Rania G. Aly, Nada N. Montaser, Abdallah S. Abdelsattar, Nouran Rezk, Ayman El-Shibiny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
Gram-negative
<i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>
antibiotics
multi-drug resistance (MDR)
bacteriophage
phage therapy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/10/9/1048

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