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Published in: Critical Care 1/2017

Open Access 01-12-2017 | Letter

Use of bacteriophages in the treatment of colistin-only-sensitive Pseudomonas aeruginosa septicaemia in a patient with acute kidney injury—a case report

Authors: Serge Jennes, Maia Merabishvili, Patrick Soentjens, Kim Win Pang, Thomas Rose, Elkana Keersebilck, Olivier Soete, Pierre-Michel François, Simona Teodorescu, Gunther Verween, Gilbert Verbeken, Daniel De Vos, Jean-Paul Pirnay

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2017

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Sepsis from Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteraemia may be fatal, especially when no appropriate therapy can be given. …
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Metadata
Title
Use of bacteriophages in the treatment of colistin-only-sensitive Pseudomonas aeruginosa septicaemia in a patient with acute kidney injury—a case report
Authors
Serge Jennes
Maia Merabishvili
Patrick Soentjens
Kim Win Pang
Thomas Rose
Elkana Keersebilck
Olivier Soete
Pierre-Michel François
Simona Teodorescu
Gunther Verween
Gilbert Verbeken
Daniel De Vos
Jean-Paul Pirnay
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-017-1709-y

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