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Phage therapy offers hope in fight against antibiotic resistance and superbugs – ABC News
As doctors become increasingly concerned about antibiotic resistance, which is predicted to cause millions of deaths each year by 2050, some researchers are looking…
Fishing for samples from a raw sewage pond isn’t terribly pleasant work, but Ruby Lin hopes what she collects here will help avert a medical catastrophe.
Key points:
- Phage therapy involves the use of specific viruses to target bacterial infections
- Some doctors hope it will play a major role in stopping deaths caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria
- There have been promising results in clinical trials in Sydney, but the therapy has its drawbacks
While one virus claims thousands of lives across the…
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