| Literature DB >> 32571816 |
Taylor Morrisette1, Katherine L Lev1, Razieh Kebriaei1, Jacinda C Abdul-Mutakabbir1, Kyle C Stamper1, Sandra Morales2, Susan M Lehman3, Gregory S Canfield4,5, Breck A Duerkop5, Cesar A Arias6,7,8, Michael J Rybak9,10,11.
Abstract
Concerns regarding increased prevalence of daptomycin (DAP)-resistant strains necessitate novel therapies for Enterococcus faecium infections. Obligately lytic bacteriophages are viruses that target, infect, and kill bacterial cells. Limited studies have evaluated phage-antibiotic combinations against E. faecium After an initial screen of eight E. faecium strains, three strains with varying DAP/phage susceptibilities were selected for further experiments. Phage-to-strain specificity contributed to synergy with antibiotics by time-kill analyses and was associated with lower development of phage resistance.Entities:
Keywords: Enterococcus faecium; bacteriophage-antibiotic combinations; bacteriophages; daptomycin
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32571816 PMCID: PMC7449186 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00993-20
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191