Patent ID: 8178087

Claim:
A method for treating a mammal suffering from a bacterial infection comprising, (i) administering to said mammal a composition comprising an effective amount of at least one self-replicating bacteriophage strain, simultaneously or separately in combination with a composition comprising at least an effective amount of an antibiotic, wherein (a) said effective amount of said antibiotic is an antibiotic concentration in a range which is non-lethal to the bacterium that causes the infection and causes 0.1% to 99.9% inhibition of bacterial cell division; and (b) said bacteriophage strain is virulent for at least one of the bacterial strains responsible for said bacterial infection, and wherein said antibiotic is at least one selected from the group consisting of Ticarcillin, Ceftriaxone, Cefotaxime, Cefixime, Ampicillin, Piperacillin, Aztreonam, and Nalidixic acid, and the bacteriophage is selected from the group consisting of T4, T6, T2, AC3, K3, OX2, RB5, RB14, RB33, RB42, RB43, RB49, 1, RB69, PST, SV76, C16, and M1.