"Personalized Bacteriophage Therapy Saves Cat After Three-Story Fall"

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A cat named Squeaks, suffering from a persistent infection after a severe leg injury, was successfully treated using personalized bacteriophage therapy. This groundbreaking approach, which targets specific bacteria with viruses, marks the first reported use of such treatment in academic veterinary medicine. The therapy, combined with antibiotics, healed the infection after other antibiotics had failed, highlighting the potential of phage therapy for treating antibiotic-resistant infections in pets.
Topics:health#antibiotic-resistance#bacteriophage-therapy#health-and-science#personalized-medicine#pseudomonas-aeruginosa#veterinary-medicine
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