Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3424272 | Virology | 2012 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The current status of phage therapy approaches is reviewed and possible hurdles to a practical medical application of bacteriophages in Western countries are identified as discussed at a recent EMBO meeting on “Viruses of Microbes” in Brussels. In view of the growing antibiotic resistance crisis, a coordinated effort by the public health sector is needed to evaluate the potential of phage therapy as an adjunct to antibiotics.
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Harald Brüssow,