Prof. Tristan Ferry from Hospices Civils de Lyon, France, will join the Phage Therapy Congress to present a talk entitled “The Use of Bacteriophage Therapy for Complex Bacterial Infections: the PHAGEinLYON Experience”.
Currently, he is the co-head of the infectious and tropical disease unit in Hospices Civils de Lyon and head of the regional referral center for the management of complex BJI (also called CRIOAc Lyon; https://www.crioac-lyon.fr). His main topic of research is the promotion of innovative treatments, by systemic and/or local administrations mainly in patients with bone and joint infection. He is particularly involved in the promotion and evaluation of bacteriophage/phagotherapy and he has been elected as clinical officer of the new European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCCMID; https://www.escmid.org) Study Group for Non-traditional Antibacterial Therapy ESGNAT. He is the investigator coordinator of the first clinical trial investigating bacteriophages in patients with prosthetic-joint infections.
Pr. Tristan and his team treated 42 patients at this time, mainly patients with prosthetic joint infections, but also with lung infections and with endocarditis.
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Targeting Phage Therapy 2023
6th World Conference
June 1-2, 2023 – Paris, France