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ArticleInfection and drug resistance2022

Assessment of Phage-Mediated Inhibition and Removal of Multidrug-Resistant

Stephen Amankwah, Mekonen Adisu, Kasahun Gorems, Kedir Abdella, Tesfaye Kassa

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Article in Infection and drug resistance, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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Stephen AmankwahSchool of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0002-0397-5810
Mekonen AdisuSchool of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Kasahun GoremsMicrobiology Laboratory of Jimma Medical Center, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Kedir AbdellaSchool of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Tesfaye KassaSchool of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0001-5259-2245

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Despite the growing interest in bacteriophage (phage) usage for the prevention, control, and removal of bacterial biofilms, few scientific data exist on phage applications on medical implant surfaces, while none exists on multiple implants. In this study, we aimed to isolate, biophysically characterize and assess phages as potential antibiofilm agents to inhibit and remove multidrug-resistant (MDR) Methods: The well-identified stored clinical isolates (n = 7) of MDR Results: Two Conclusion: Our results suggest that phages have great potential to serve the dual purpose as surface coating agents for preventing MDR bacterial colonization in medical implants and as biofilm removal agents in implant-associated infections.

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bacteriophagebiofilmcatheterendotracheal tubemultidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa

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PMID35668859
PMCPMC9166914

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