Faced with the crisis of multidrug-resistant bacteria, bacteriophages, viruses that infect and
replicate within bacteria, have been reported to have both beneficial and detrimental effects …

In response to the emergence of pathogenic bacteria that cannot be treated with current
antibiotics, many researchers are revisiting the use of bacteriophages, or phages, to fight …

Antibiotic resistance is arguably the biggest current threat to global health. An increasing
number of infections are becoming harder or almost impossible to treat, carrying high …

Phage therapy: an attractive option for dealing with antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections ×
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Bacteriophages (phages) are viruses of bacteria that can kill and lyse the bacteria they
infect. After their discovery early in the 20th century, phages were widely used to treat …

The emergence of multiple drug-resistant bacteria has prompted interest in alternatives to
conventional antimicrobials. One of the possible replacement options for antibiotics is the …

The seemingly inexorable spread of antibiotic resistance genes among microbial pathogens
now threatens the long-term viability of our current antimicrobial therapy to treat severe …

Antimicrobial resistance is increasing despite new treatments being employed. With a
decrease in the discovery rate of novel antibiotics, this threatens to take humankind back to …

Over recent decades, a growing body of literature has validated the use of bacteriophages
for therapy and prophylaxis in the war against drug-resistant bacteria. Today, much more is …

Antibiotic resistance in bacterial pathogens presents a substantial threat to the control of
infectious diseases. Development of new classes of antibiotics has slowed in recent years …