title: Results of bacteriophage treatment of suppurative bacterial infections. V. Evaluation of the results obtained in children.
abstract: The results of phage therapy applied in 114 cases of suppurative bacterial infections in children were analyzed. Positive therapeutic results were obtained in 109 (95.6%) cases. The results confirmed great effectiveness of bacteriophages in the treatment of septic infections, spontaneous or postoperative, caused by pyogenic Staphylococci, Klebsiella, Escherichia, Proteus and Pseudomonas bacteria.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000628:therapy; D013204:Staphylococcus Phages / Q000276:immunology*; D013492:Suppuration