Bacteriophage Heteroresistance as a Cause of Treatment Failure in Urinary Tract Infections
Serena Singh-Ward, Alysha S. Ismail, Teresa Gil‐Gil, Brandon A. Berryhill, Michael H. Woodworth, Hope E Shanks, Levin Br
The paper investigates phage therapy failure in UTIs by showing that heteroresistance, not traditional resistance, causes rapid treatment failure despite initial susceptibility.
bioRxiv · Jun 27, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology