Processing Phage Therapy Requests in a Brussels Military Hospital: Lessons Identified
There is a growing interest in phage therapy as a complementary tool against antimicrobial resistant infections. Since 2007, phages have been used sporadically to treat bacterial infections in well-defined cases in the Queen Astrid military hospital (QAMH) in Brussels, Belgium. In the last two years...
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| author | Sarah Djebara Christiane Maussen Daniel De Vos Maya Merabishvili Benjamin Damanet Kim Win Pang Peggy De Leenheer Isabella Strachinaru Patrick Soentjens Jean-Paul Pirnay |
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| description | There is a growing interest in phage therapy as a complementary tool against antimicrobial resistant infections. Since 2007, phages have been used sporadically to treat bacterial infections in well-defined cases in the Queen Astrid military hospital (QAMH) in Brussels, Belgium. In the last two years, external requests for phage therapy have increased significantly. From April 2013 to April 2018, 260 phage therapy requests were addressed to the QAMH. Of these 260 requests, only 15 patients received phage therapy. In this paper, we analyze the phage therapy requests and outcomes in order to improve upon the overall capacity for phage therapy at the QAMH. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f0b76e417a5f4ba3b9659fd030400aa12022-12-21T21:58:15ZengMDPI AGViruses1999-49152019-03-0111326510.3390/v11030265v11030265Processing Phage Therapy Requests in a Brussels Military Hospital: Lessons IdentifiedSarah Djebara0Christiane Maussen1Daniel De Vos2Maya Merabishvili3Benjamin Damanet4Kim Win Pang5Peggy De Leenheer6Isabella Strachinaru7Patrick Soentjens8Jean-Paul Pirnay9Center for Infectious diseases ID4C, Queen Astrid military hospital, Bruynstraat 1, B-1120 Brussels, BelgiumCenter for Infectious diseases ID4C, Queen Astrid military hospital, Bruynstraat 1, B-1120 Brussels, BelgiumLaboratory for molecular and cellular technology, Queen Astrid military hospital, Bruynstraat 1, B-1120 Brussels, BelgiumLaboratory for molecular and cellular technology, Queen Astrid military hospital, Bruynstraat 1, B-1120 Brussels, BelgiumCenter for Infectious diseases ID4C, Queen Astrid military hospital, Bruynstraat 1, B-1120 Brussels, BelgiumCenter for Infectious diseases ID4C, Queen Astrid military hospital, Bruynstraat 1, B-1120 Brussels, BelgiumCenter for Infectious diseases ID4C, Queen Astrid military hospital, Bruynstraat 1, B-1120 Brussels, BelgiumCenter for Infectious diseases ID4C, Queen Astrid military hospital, Bruynstraat 1, B-1120 Brussels, BelgiumCenter for Infectious diseases ID4C, Queen Astrid military hospital, Bruynstraat 1, B-1120 Brussels, BelgiumLaboratory for molecular and cellular technology, Queen Astrid military hospital, Bruynstraat 1, B-1120 Brussels, BelgiumThere is a growing interest in phage therapy as a complementary tool against antimicrobial resistant infections. Since 2007, phages have been used sporadically to treat bacterial infections in well-defined cases in the Queen Astrid military hospital (QAMH) in Brussels, Belgium. In the last two years, external requests for phage therapy have increased significantly. From April 2013 to April 2018, 260 phage therapy requests were addressed to the QAMH. Of these 260 requests, only 15 patients received phage therapy. In this paper, we analyze the phage therapy requests and outcomes in order to improve upon the overall capacity for phage therapy at the QAMH.http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/11/3/265bacteriophagesphage therapyantibiotic resistancePseudomonas aeruginosaEscherichia coliStaphylococcus aureusBrusselsBelgium |
| spellingShingle | Sarah Djebara Christiane Maussen Daniel De Vos Maya Merabishvili Benjamin Damanet Kim Win Pang Peggy De Leenheer Isabella Strachinaru Patrick Soentjens Jean-Paul Pirnay Processing Phage Therapy Requests in a Brussels Military Hospital: Lessons Identified Viruses bacteriophages phage therapy antibiotic resistance Pseudomonas aeruginosa Escherichia coli Staphylococcus aureus Brussels Belgium |
| title | Processing Phage Therapy Requests in a Brussels Military Hospital: Lessons Identified |
| title_full | Processing Phage Therapy Requests in a Brussels Military Hospital: Lessons Identified |
| title_fullStr | Processing Phage Therapy Requests in a Brussels Military Hospital: Lessons Identified |
| title_full_unstemmed | Processing Phage Therapy Requests in a Brussels Military Hospital: Lessons Identified |
| title_short | Processing Phage Therapy Requests in a Brussels Military Hospital: Lessons Identified |
| title_sort | processing phage therapy requests in a brussels military hospital lessons identified |
| topic | bacteriophages phage therapy antibiotic resistance Pseudomonas aeruginosa Escherichia coli Staphylococcus aureus Brussels Belgium |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/11/3/265 |
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