Bacteriophage Therapy for Clinical Biofilm Infections: Parameters That Influence Treatment Protocols and Current Treatment Approaches
Biofilm infections are extremely difficult to treat, which is secondary to the inability of conventional antibiotics to eradicate biofilms. Consequently, current definitive treatment of biofilm infections requires complete removal of the infected hardware. This causes significant morbidity and morta...
Main Author: | James B. Doub |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-11-01
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Series: | Antibiotics |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/9/11/799 |
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