Personalized aerosolised bacteriophage treatment of a chronic lung infection due to multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

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Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
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Title
Personalized aerosolised bacteriophage treatment of a chronic lung infection due to multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Journal
Nature communications
Author(s)
Köhler T., Luscher A., Falconnet L., Resch G., McBride R., Mai Q.A., Simonin J.L., Chanson M., Maco B., Galiotto R., Riat A., Civic N., Docquier M., McCallin S., Chan B., van Delden C.
ISSN
2041-1723 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
2041-1723
Publication state
Published
Issued date
27/06/2023
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
14
Number
1
Pages
3629
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
Bacteriophage therapy has been suggested as an alternative or complementary strategy for the treatment of multidrug resistant (MDR) bacterial infections. Here, we report the favourable clinical evolution of a 41-year-old male patient with a Kartagener syndrome complicated by a life-threatening chronic MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, who is treated successfully with iterative aerosolized phage treatments specifically directed against the patient's isolate. We follow the longitudinal evolution of both phage and bacterial loads during and after phage administration in respiratory samples. Phage titres in consecutive sputum samples indicate in patient phage replication. Phenotypic analysis and whole genome sequencing of sequential bacterial isolates reveals a clonal, but phenotypically diverse population of hypermutator strains. The MDR phenotype in the collected isolates is multifactorial and mainly due to spontaneous chromosomal mutations. All isolates recovered after phage treatment remain phage susceptible. These results demonstrate that clinically significant improvement is achievable by personalised phage therapy even in the absence of complete eradication of P. aeruginosa lung colonization.
Keywords
Male, Humans, Bacteriophages/genetics, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Lung, Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial, Pneumonia, Persistent Infection, Pseudomonas Infections/microbiology, Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology, Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use
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Web of science
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Yes
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