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Phage Therapy | In November 2015, Tom Patterson and his wife were vacationing in Egypt when Patterson contracted a multidrug-resistant infection. He was transported to... | By UC San Diego HealthFacebook

In November 2015, Tom Patterson and his wife were vacationing in Egypt when Patterson contracted a multidrug-resistant infection. He was transported to...

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infection, bacteria, bacteriophages, Egypt, Phages therapy, phage, Patterson, phages
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Material Type:
Case Study
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 15, 2024
Date Modified in MERLOT:
August 15, 2024
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A. Zheng
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High School, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
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English
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M Zhou
M Zhou (Student)
1 year ago
It's very unfortunate that Tom Patterson had gotten pancreatitis Pseudocyst. The Acinetobacter bacteria the Patterson had contracted was highly resistant to antibiotics. The use of phage therapy to treat Patterson was very innovative and succeeded. The persistence of Patterson's wife and the teamwork of the researchers had helped further Phage therapy, and helped treat Patterson. It's interesting that bacteriophages were researched even before the popularization of antibiotics, but then was stopped because of the emergence of antibiotics.