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The aim of this study is to investigate whether combination therapy of phage and vancomycin is capable of clearing\n                      <jats:italic>Staphylococcus aureus<\/jats:italic>\n                      biofilm-like aggregates formed in human synovial fluid.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In this study,\n                      <jats:italic>S. aureus<\/jats:italic>\n                      BP043, a PJI clinical isolate was utilized. This strain is a methicillin-resistant\n                      <jats:italic>S. aureus<\/jats:italic>\n                      (MRSA) biofilm-former. Phage Remus, known to infect\n                      <jats:italic>S. aureus<\/jats:italic>\n                      , was selected for the treatment protocol. BP043 was grown as aggregates in human synovial fluid. The characterization of\n                      <jats:italic>S. aureus<\/jats:italic>\n                      aggregates was assessed for structure and size using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and flow cytometry, respectively. Moreover, the formed aggregates were subsequently treated\n                      <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                      with: (a) phage Remus [\u223c10\n                      <jats:sup>8<\/jats:sup>\n                      plaque-forming units (PFU)\/ml], (b) vancomycin (500 \u03bcg\/ml), or (c) phage Remus (\u223c10\n                      <jats:sup>8<\/jats:sup>\n                      PFU\/ml) followed by vancomycin (500 \u03bcg\/ml), for 48 h. Bacterial survival was quantified by enumeration [colony-forming units (CFU)\/ml]. The efficacy of phage and vancomycin against BP043 aggregates was assessed\n                      <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                      as individual treatments and in combination. The\n                      <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                      model utilized\n                      <jats:italic>Galleria mellonella<\/jats:italic>\n                      larvae which were infected with BP043 aggregates pre-formed in synovial fluid.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images and flow cytometry data demonstrated the ability of human synovial fluid to promote formation of\n                      <jats:italic>S. aureus<\/jats:italic>\n                      aggregates. Treatment with Remus resulted in significant reduction in viable\n                      <jats:italic>S. aureus<\/jats:italic>\n                      residing within the synovial fluid aggregates compared to the aggregates that did not receive Remus (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.0001). Remus was more efficient in eliminating viable bacteria within the aggregates compared to vancomycin (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.0001). Combination treatment of Remus followed by vancomycin was more efficacious in reducing bacterial load compared to using either Remus or vancomycin alone (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.0023,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.0001, respectively). When tested\n                      <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                      , this combination treatment also resulted in the highest survival rate (37%) 96 h post-treatment, compared to untreated larvae (3%;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.0001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We demonstrate that combining phage Remus and vancomycin led to synergistic interaction against MRSA biofilm-like aggregates\n                      <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                      .\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmed.2023.1134912","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,6,9]],"date-time":"2023-06-09T01:16:39Z","timestamp":1686273399000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":17,"title":["Combining bacteriophage and vancomycin is efficacious against MRSA biofilm-like aggregates formed in synovial fluid"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Mariam","family":"Taha","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tia","family":"Arnaud","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tasia J.","family":"Lightly","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Danielle","family":"Peters","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Liyuan","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wangxue","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bradley W. 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