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Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
; 107(4): 116054, 2023 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37748232
ABSTRACT
Phage therapy, particularly for infections due to multi-drug-resistant bacteria, is increasingly gaining in importance. Consecutively, there is a rising need for phage testing in routine diagnostic laboratories. The incubation time of phage susceptibility testing for detecting lytic phage activity on phage/host strain combinations was evaluated. A standardized approach for routine diagnostic laboratories provided reliably detectable lysis zones within 8 hours.