Technical strategy
Can Phages be Used with Non-sensitive Antibiotics?
Phages often exhibit synergistic bactericidal effects with antibiotics, but in this case, the patient with a urinary tract infection had no sensitive antibiotics available. Thus, the study identified “non-sensitive” antibiotics that work synergistically with phages through in vitro combined bactericidal experiments. Despite the pathogen’s tolerance to compound sulfamethoxazole, significant synergistic effects were observed with phages, leading to successful combined treatment.
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