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When bacteriophages encounter macrophages during their journey through the human body

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
The increasing problem of antibiotic resistance is one of the most significant threats to global public health, contributing to higher mortality rates, prolonged hospitalizations, and rising healthcare costs.
Martyna Cieślik, Magdalena Gębicka, Michał Wójcicki, Andrzej Górski, Andrzej Górski, Ewa Jończyk-Matysiak   +5 more
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Can phage–antibiotic combinations overcome uropathogenic Escherichia coli regrowth? evidence from in vitro and in vivo models

Virology Journal
Phage therapy is currently gaining attention as a promising alternative for treating multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacterial infections, including urinary tract infections (UTIs).
Salsabil Makky, Assmaa H. Hussein, Amira A. Mohamed, Kareem Essam, Mona M. Agwa, Marwa M. Abd ElAziz, Ayman El-Shibiny   +6 more
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Perception of phage therapy and research across selected professional and social groups in Poland

Frontiers in Public Health
There is no doubt that in the last 15 years phage therapy has re-emerged from the shadow of antibiotics, from the perspective of both scientists and various patient advocacy groups.
Maciej Żaczek, Marcin W. Zieliński, Andrzej Górski, Andrzej Górski, Andrzej Górski, Beata Weber-Dąbrowska, Ryszard Międzybrodzki, Ryszard Międzybrodzki, Ryszard Międzybrodzki   +8 more
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Optimized preparation pipeline for emergency phage therapy against Pseudomonas aeruginosa at Yale University

Scientific Reports
Bacteriophage therapy is one potential strategy to treat antimicrobial resistant or persistent bacterial infections, and the year 2021 marked the centennial of Felix d’Hérelle’s first publication on the clinical applications of phages.
Silvia Würstle, Alina Lee, Kaitlyn E. Kortright, Franziska Winzig, William An, Gail L. Stanley, Govindarajan Rajagopalan, Zach Harris, Ying Sun, Buqu Hu, Michael Blazanin, Maryam Hajfathalian, Paul L. Bollyky, Paul E. Turner, Jonathan L. Koff, Benjamin K. Chan   +15 more
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Phage vB_Ec_ZCEC14 to treat antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from urinary tract infections

Virology Journal
Escherichia coli is a commensal bacterial species in the human gastrointestinal tract; however, it could be pathogenic and cause severe infections in intra and extra-intestinal sites. Uropathogenic E.
Nedaa M. Ismael, Mohamed Azzam, Mohamed Abdelmoteleb, Ayman El-Shibiny   +3 more
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Molecular Evaluation of High Fluoroquinolone Resistant Genes in Endemic Cases of Shigellosis, Northeast Part of Karnataka, India

Annals of Global Health, 2017
ObjectivesShigellosis is an acute infection of the intestine caused by bacteria in the genus 'Shigella' and also an important cause of diarrhea in developing countries.
Prabhurajeshwar C, Pramod Desai, Kelmani Chandrakanth R   +2 more
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Correction: Morphological, biological, and genomic characterization of Klebsiella pneumoniae phage vB_Kpn_ZC2

Virology Journal, 2023
Mohamed S. Fayez, Toka A. Hakim, Bishoy Maher Zaki, Salsabil Makky, Mohamed Abdelmoteleb, Kareem Essam, Anan Safwat, Abdallah S. Abdelsattar, Ayman El-Shibiny   +8 more
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The human phageome: niche-specific distribution of bacteriophages and their clinical implications

Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Bacteriophages (phages) play a crucial role in shaping the composition and diversity of the human microbiome across various body niches. Recent advancements in high-throughput sequencing technologies have enabled comprehensive analysis of the human ...
Izabela Rybicka, Zuzanna Kaźmierczak
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The therapeutic potential of bacteriophages targeting gram-negative bacteria using Galleria mellonella infection model

BMC Microbiology, 2018
Background Phage therapy is the therapeutic use of bacteriophages to treat highly drug resistant bacterial infections. The current surge in bacteriophage therapy is motivated mainly because of the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in clinics ...
Prasanth Manohar, Ramesh Nachimuthu, Bruno S. Lopes   +2 more
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Novel strategies for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis biofilm control: bacteriophage (vB_EfaS_ZC1), propolis, and their combined effects in an ex vivo endodontic model

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
Background Endodontic treatment failures are predominantly attributed to Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis) infection, a Gram-positive coccus. E. faecalis forms biofilms, resist multiple antibiotics, and can withstand endodontic disinfection protocols ...
Toka A. Hakim, Bishoy Maher Zaki, Dalia A. Mohamed, Bob Blasdel, Mohamed A. Gad, Mohamed S. Fayez, Ayman El-Shibiny   +6 more
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