Joel Grimwood needed a new heart, but a chronic bacterial infection lurking within his implanted ventricle assist device made getting one impossible. Five transplant centers declined his case due to his persistent infection. Then Grimwood came to UC San Diego Health, where doctors treated the infection with an experimental bacteriophage therapy - viruses that eat bacteria. The infection cleared and Grimwood got his new heart.
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20 июн 2018
