The rapid lysis of bacteria by bacteriophages in vivo does not increase the innate inflammatory response compared to antibiotic treatment
Bacterial viruses (phages) have been recognized increasingly as immunomodulators contributing to immune homeostasis and curbing inflammation
A 15-year-old patient with cystic fibrosis with a disseminated Mycobacterium abscessus infection was treated with a three-phage cocktail following bilateral lung transplantation
Effects of a cocktail of Escherichia coli-targeting bacteriophages on gut microbiota and markers of intestinal and systemic inflammation in a healthy human population were examined
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A patient with a trauma-related left tibial infection associated with XDR Acinetobacter baumannii and MDR Klebsiella pneumoniae was treated with bacteriophages and antibiotics
A new study shows that bacteriophages can be used to fight Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the most common bacteria found in cystic fibrosis patients
Scientists from University College Cork review the composition and physiological relevance of human gut bacteriophages
Antibiotics need to be used with care to preserve their effectiveness for when they are truly needed
