[HTML][HTML] Harnessing Bacteriophages to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Infections in Africa: A Comprehensive Review

K Fabiyi, K Sintondji, J Agbankpe, P Assogba… - …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The conventional treatment of bacterial infections with antibiotics is becoming increasingly
ineffective due to the emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens. This literature …

How to treat severe Acinetobacter baumannii infections

E Bouza, P Muñoz, A Burillo - Current opinion in infectious …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
The apparent limitations in treating infections caused by this bacterium, the rapid
development of resistance, and the serious underlying situation in most cases invite the …

Profiles of phage in global hospital wastewater: Association with microbial hosts, antibiotic resistance genes, metal resistance genes, and mobile genetic elements

Y Kang, J Wang, Y Wang, Z Li - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Hospital wastewater (HWW) is known to host taxonomically diverse microbial communities,
yet limited information is available on the phages infecting these microorganisms. To fill this …

Lytic Capsule-Specific Acinetobacter Bacteriophages Encoding Polysaccharide-Degrading Enzymes

PV Evseev, AS Sukhova, NA Tkachenko, YP Skryabin… - Viruses, 2024 - mdpi.com
The genus Acinetobacter comprises both environmental and clinically relevant species
associated with hospital-acquired infections. Among them, Acinetobacter baumannii is a …

Isolation and Characterization of Bacteriophage against Drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

SK Saha, MA Rahman, MS Mahmud… - … of Advances in …, 2023 - article.researchpromo.com
Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most successful pathogens due to its vast arsenal of
virulence factors, including anchor proteins, secreted toxins and enzymes, polysaccharides …

Characterization of bacteriophage vB_AbaS_SA1 and its synergistic effects with antibiotics against clinical multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates

S Rastegar, S Sabouri, O Tadjrobehkar… - Pathogens and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is a major cause of nosocomial infections globally. The increasing
prevalence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) A. baumannii has become an important public …