ContraFect Corporation
METHOD OF TREATING INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS

Abstract:

The present disclosure is directed to a method of treating or preventing infective endocarditis due to Gram-positive bacteria, such as S. aureus, which method includes administering a therapeutically effective amount of a combination of one or more antibiotics, optionally at a sub-Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) level, and a PlySs2 lysin, such as a single dose of PlySs2 lysin at a sub-MIC level, wherein the one or more antibiotics and the PlySs2 lysin are administered simultaneously or sequentially to a subject in need thereof in any order.