Mayo patient with life-threatening multidrug-resistant infection ...
2022年5月9日 · Mayo Clinic has established partnerships with several entities for phage biomanufacturing, with ultimate plans to establish phage biomanufacturing on site. "Mark’s case was quite challenging, given the aggressive organism (MRSA), the failure to respond to multiple prior surgical interventions, and extensive allergies to antibiotics which ...
In a first, Mayo Clinic treats cardiology patient with phage therapy
2023年3月8日 · Next steps for phage therapy. Dr. Suh is working to make phage therapy more broadly applicable, including plans to treat more cardiology patients. She also is launching two clinical trials in 2023 to continue to evaluate phage therapy in the treatment of prosthetic joint infections and pressure injury wounds.
Phage therapy shows potential for treating prosthetic joint infections
2020年7月23日 · ROCHESTER, Minn. — Bacteriophages, or phages, may play a significant role in treating complex bacterial infections in prosthetic joints, according to new Mayo Clinic research. The findings suggest phage therapy could provide a potential treatment for managing such infections, including those involving antibiotic-resistant microbes. The research is published in …
Mayo Clinic patients find hope in individualized medicine in 2023
2024年1月1日 · In a first, Mayo Clinic treats cardiology patient with phage therapy Mark Ulland, a Mayo Clinic patient, recently received a lifesaving combination of phage therapy followed by a heart transplant. It is the first time Mayo Clinic has ever used phages to treat a cardiology patient.
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2020年2月11日 · Mayo is also supporting a new phage therapy program to offer a potential life-saving alternative to antibiotics. Phages are naturally occurring viruses that target and kill specific bacterial cells, including those that have grown resistant to multiple antibiotics.
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2021年3月8日 · Dr. Suh has a special interest in bacteriophages as a novel therapeutic for the treatment of infections, particularly multi-drug resistant and biofilm-mediated infections. She treated Mayo Clinic’s first phage therapy patient and is heading efforts to create the Mayo Clinic Phage Therapy Program and run clinical trials.
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2022年1月29日 · Phage-based therapies — viruses that attack multiple drug-resistant infections. Extracellular vesicles — secreted by natural or engineered cells, they can act as drug, protein or gene transporters. Synthetic biology — redesigning function of organisms to fit medical needs. Research that advances the practice
A new name for Center for Regenerative Medicine
2022年8月30日 · Mayo Clinic's Center for Regenerative Medicine has been renamed the Center for Regenerative Biotherapeutics. The name change reflects Mayo's new strategic focus: manufacturing next-generation biotherapeutics for patients. The new name emphasizes how regenerative medicine at Mayo Clinic has evolved to advance groundbreaking discoveries …
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2022年5月9日 · For the safety of its patients, staff and visitors, Mayo Clinic has strict masking policies in place. Anyone shown without a mask was recorded prior to COVID-19 or recorded in an area not designated for patient care, where social …
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2023年3月21日 · Phage therapy shows potential for treating prosthetic joint infections; Science Saturday: Sleuthing out the fingerprint of disease; Clay to Fight Bacteria in Wounds: An old practice may be a new solution; Researchers find link between donor, bacterial infection in heart, lung transplant recipients