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The increasing drug resistance of bacteria to commonly used antibiotics creates the need to search for and develop alternative forms of treatment. Phage therapy fits this trend perfectly. Phages that selectively infect and kill bacteria are often the only life-saving therapeutic option. Full legalization of this treatment method could help solve the problem of multidrug-resistant infectious diseases on a global scale. The aim of this review is to present the prospects for the development of phage therapy, the ethical and legal aspects of this form of treatment given the current situation of such therapy, and the benefits of using phage products in persons for whom available therapeutic options have been exhausted or do not exist at all. In addition, the challenges faced by this form of therapy in the fight against bacterial infections are also described. More clinical studies are needed to expand knowledge about phages, their dosage, and a standardized delivery system. These activities are necessary to ensure that phage-based therapy does not take the form of an experiment but is a standard medical treatment. Bacterial viruses will probably not become a miracle cure—a panacea for infections—but they have a chance to find an important place in medicine.
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Pharmaceuticals
no. 16,
ISSN: 1424-8247 - Language:
- English
- Publication year:
- 2023
- Bibliographic description:
- Zalewska-Piątek B.: Phage Therapy—Challenges, Opportunities and Future Prospects// Pharmaceuticals -Vol. 16,iss. 12 (2023), s.1638-
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- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.3390/ph16121638
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- IDUB OXYGENIUM SUPPORTING OPEN ACCESS PUBLICATIONS
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- Gdańsk University of Technology
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