Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2022; 24(3):283-288
Objective. To study effects of bacteriophages on biofilm formation and formed biofilm by S. aureus isolated from patients with orthopedic infection.
Materials and Methods. A total of 50 clinical strains of S. aureus were tested. Species identification was performed by MALDI-TOF MS, antibiotic susceptibility – in accordance with the EUCAST v21. Isolates susceptibility to bacteriophages «Sextafag» (Microgen, Russia) was determined by MPA medium. The antibacterial activity of phages against S.