Biofilms and Chronic Infection

[Guest guest]

Dear Penny, I have noticed a lot of discussion around biofilms on

this forum and would like share the experiences of our clinic and one

of our associates.

Phage International recently sponsored two symposiums on

bacteriophage therapy: one at the Diabetic Foot Conference

(http://www.dfcon.com) and the other at the Symposium on Advanced

Wound Care (http://www.sawc.net). These are mainstream medical

conferences [and we have been invited to be a part of the Wound Care

curriculum at DFCon]. Our symposiums featured two speakers: Zemphira

Alavidze, PhD - head of one of the labs at Eliava Institute of

Bacteriophages, Virology and Microbiology; and Dr. Randall Wolcott -

Director of Wound Care Center in Lubbock, Texas. Dr. Alavidze's

presentation was about the history of Eliava Institute; Dr. Wolcott

talked about biofilm in chronic wounds. Dr. Wolcott's

presentation " Use of Bacteriophage in Treatment of Chronic Wounds "

can be found here (warning, graphic photographs) on our web site;

his script can be found at the bottom of the screen:

http://www.phageinternational.com/mov/Phage%20Talk_files/frame.htm

And Dr. Wolcott's case histories can be found at these two links

(also very graphic):

http://www.woundcarecenter.net/csphage.html

We already know that chronic sinusitis is caused by biofilm and that

phage therapy is very effective at clearing this condition. Per Dr.

Wolcott's clinical experience, phages are an effective tool for

treating these so-called " non-healing wounds " . We believe that many

of the chronic conditions in the gums, lungs, ears, intestinal tract,

urinary tract -- conditions that current research claims " the

etiology is not known " are very often biofilms. Nearly every one of

our patients that is treated for a chronic infection – whether it be

sinusitis or an intestinal infection -- complains of " chronic

fatigue " , severe migraines, and other aches and pains; these symptoms

go away almost immediately, during the first few days of treatment.