There Is a Shortage of Highly Effective Antibiotics: Can We Replace Them with Bacteriophages?

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Bacteriophages may also be effective against bacteria resistant to multiple antibiotics, says researcher Stephen T. Abedon.

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Infections like pneumonia and urinary tract infections used to be easy to manage. Today, treatment can be long and difficult, and doctors often have to try several types of antibiotics before one works. The reason is antibiotic resistance, or the resistance of bacteria to treatment. According to doctors and scientists, people are at risk of dying from even common infections soon.