Eradication of Enterococcus faecalis by phage therapy in chronic bacterial prostatitis--case report
Language English Country United States Media print-electronic
Document type Case Reports, Journal Article
- MeSH
- Bacteriophages chemistry physiology MeSH
- Biological Therapy * MeSH
- Adult MeSH
- Enterococcus faecalis isolation & purification virology MeSH
- Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections microbiology therapy MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Prostatitis microbiology therapy MeSH
- Check Tag
- Adult MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Case Reports MeSH
The treatment of three patients suffering from chronic bacterial prostatitis who were qualified for an experimental phage therapy protocol managed at the Phage Therapy Unit in Wrocław is described. They had previously been treated unsuccessfully with long-term targeted antibiotics, autovaccines, and laser biostimulation. Rectal application of phage lysates targeted against Enterococcus faecalis cultured from the prostatic fluid gave encouraging results regarding bacterial eradication, abatement of clinical symptoms of prostatitis, and lack of early disease recurrence.
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