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Expert Opinion on Phage Therapy

Phage therapy is increasingly put forward as a “new” potential tool in the fight against antibiotic resistant infections. During the “Centennial Celebration of Bacteriophage Research” conference in Tbilisi, Georgia on…

Bacteriophage Application for Difficult-To-Treat Musculoskeletal Infections: Development of a Standardized Multidisciplinary Treatment Protocol

Bacteriophage therapy has recently attracted increased interest, particularly in difficult-to-treat infections. Although it is not a novel concept, standardized treatment guidelines are currently lacking. We present the first steps towards…

Phage therapy’s latest makeover – Nature Biotech.

In May, an international team of researchers and clinicians reported they successfully treated a seriously ill teenager with cystic fibrosis who had disseminated infection by Mycobacterium abscessus using a cocktail…

It’s happening in INDIA!!! International Conference on Bacteriophage Research and Antimicrobial Resistance ICBRAMR’19 , @ VIT

ABOUT ICBRAMR ICBRAMR ’19 organized by the School of Biosciences and Technology, VIT, Vellore aims to bring together Indian and International communities (scientists, students and postdocs) from academia, national laboratories,…

Antibiotic resistance can spread in the absence of drugs

Restricting the use of antibiotics may not be enough to curb the spread of resistant bacteria, suggests new research in mice. Efforts will also have to focus on preventing infections…

Phage therapy gaining grounds in the age of Antibiotic Resistance

The British bacteriologist Ernest Hankin is said to be the first scientist known to have observed the action of bacteriophages in the waters of Ganga and Yamuna in 1896 which…

Antibiotic resistance could kill us before climate change

Resistance to antibiotics is growing and could pose a greater threat to human survival than climate change, Britain's chief medical officer has warned. Dame Sally Davies says at least ten…

SUPERBUG TEAM

BACTERIOPHAGE COCKTAILS Bacteriophage therapy is generally created as a cocktail with multiple individual phage added to a solution. They are applied topically (on the skin or mucous membranes), rectally, injected…

Research studies whether excessive hygiene strengthens antibiotic resistance

Antibiotic resistance occurs when a strain of bacteria develops the ability to survive exposure of antimicrobial agents (e.g. antibiotics or certain types of antimicrobial cleaning products). This resistant nature can…

Bacteria-killing viruses could protect livestock without the risk of creating resistant microbes

The farming of livestock is facing major challenges in the 21st century. The United Nations predicts that global population will reach approximately 10 billion people by 2050. Combined with increased…