Successful Bacteriophage Treatment of a Recalcitrant Intra-Abdominal Infection Caused by Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a 2-Year-Old Child.

Malhotra, Sanchi; Salazar, Keiko C; Pithia, Neema; Kaur, Ishminder; Adachi, Kristina; Ramachandar, Nanda; Terwilliger, Austin L; Maresso, Anthony et al. · J Pediatr · 2026

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance is life-threatening to pediatric patients with medical complexity who receive multiple courses of broad-spectrum antibiotics. Bacteriophages offer a safe treatment alternative when our antibiotic armamentarium is no longer sufficient. We describe successful use of bacteriophage therapy on a patient with a recalcitrant Pseudomonasaeruginosa infection after receiving a multiorgan transplant.

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