Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:
| (1) | Registration Statements (Form S-3 Nos. 333-246359, 333-261543 and 333-269673) of ContraFect Corporation, |
| (2) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-199046) pertaining to the Amended and Restated 2008 Equity Incentive Plan and 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan of ContraFect Corporation, |
| (3) | Registration Statements (Form S-8 Nos. 333-217943, 333-224834, 333-231439, 333-246340, 333-256569 and 265151) pertaining to the 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan of ContraFect Corporation, |
| (4) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-261236) pertaining to the 2021 Employment Inducement Omnibus Incentive Plan of ContraFect Corporation, and |
| (5) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-265153) pertaining to the 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of ContraFect Corporation. |
of our report dated March 31, 2023, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of ContraFect Corporation included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2022.
| /s/ Ernst & Young LLP |
Hartford, Connecticut
March 31 , 2023