Restoring logic and data to phage-cures for infectious disease

Antibiotic therapy for infectious disease is being compromised by emergence of multi-drug-resistant bacterial strains, often called superbugs. A response is to use a cocktail of several bacteria-infecting viruses (bacteriophages or phages) to supplement antibiotic therapy. Use of such cocktails is...

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Main Author: Philip Serwer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2017-08-01
Series:AIMS Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.aimspress.com/microbiology/article/1569/fulltext.html