Synergistic phage-surfactant combination clears IgE-promoted Staphylococcus aureus aggregation in vitro and enhances the effect in vivo.

Int J Antimicrob Agents

Laboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address:

Published: July 2020

Currently, topical antibiotic treatment is a major strategy for decolonisation of Staphylococcus aureus, although it may result in antibiotic resistance or recolonisation of the organism. Recently, application of bacteriophages in the treatment of S. aureus infection has attracted attention. However, a single administration of bacteriophages did not effectively decolonise S. aureus in our first trial in vivo. Using a bacteriophage (pSa-3) and surfactant combination in vitro, we showed an increased (>8%) adsorption rate of the bacteriophage on the host. Moreover, the combination increased the eradication of immunoglobulin E (IgE)-stimulated aggregation, as the surfactant promoted the dissociation of S. aureus aggregates by decreasing the size by 75% and 50% in the absence and presence of IgE, respectively. Furthermore, the combined treatment significantly decolonised the pathogen with an efficacy double that of the phage-only treatment, and decreased the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokine genes (IL-1β, IL-12 and IFNγ) for 5 days in the second in vivo trial. These results suggest that the bacteriophage-surfactant combination could act as an alternative to antibiotics for S. aureus decolonisation in patients with dermatitis.

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