Phage Therapy: A Renewed Approach to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Kaitlyn E. Kortright; Benjamin K. Chan; Jonathan L. Koff; Paul E. Turner

doi:10.1016/j.chom.2019.01.014

Keywords

Phage therapyAntibioticsAntibiotic therapyBiologyAntibiotic resistanceBacteriaDrug resistanceMicrobiologyIntensive care medicineBacteriophageMedicineGeneticsEscherichia coli

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Yale University US

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Year: 2019
Type: review
Volume: 25
Issue: 2
Pages: 219-232
Citations: 1059
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                                    Kaitlyn E. Kortright, 
                                
                                    Benjamin K. Chan, 
                                
                                    Jonathan L. Koff
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2019). 
                            Phage Therapy: A Renewed Approach to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. 
                            Cell Host & Microbe
                            , 25
                            (2)
                            , 219-232.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2019.01.014
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2019.01.014