Bacteriophage-antibiotic combinations for Enterococcus faecium with Varying Bacteriophage and Daptomycin Susceptibilities

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2020

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Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 1098-6596, Vol. 64, Nro. 9, 2020

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American Society for Microbiology

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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.

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Bacteriophage-antibiotic combinations, Bacteriophages, Daptomycin, Enterococcus faecium

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