Antimicrobials: handle with care
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020 (WAAW; 18–24 November) is upon us. Infectious Diseases Hub takes…
Browsing: Bacteriophage
The importance of bacteriophage collections – an interview with Juandem Agendia and Sarah Alexander
In this podcast, Juandem Agendia and Sarah Alexander (NCTC, UK) discuss bacteriophages, the function of…
Infographic: Tackling antimicrobial resistance with phages
Phages are a promising alternative to antibiotics, especially considering the looming increase in multidrug-resistant bacteria.…
Application of bacteriophages to overcome antimicrobial resistance
Bacteriophages (viruses that invade bacteria and can kill them) have gained renewed interest as part…
Bacteriophages 2.0 — an old solution to a modern problem
An old solution, discovered a decade before penicillin, is experiencing a resurgence in interest – bacteriophages. We take a look at the pitfalls, and their potential.
Phage therapy: two paths to approval
Discover more about the two routes phage therapy could take, the standardized drug approach and the personalized medicine approach, and whether either could make it to the clinic.
Bacteriophage: alternative medicine or an evidence-based alternative?
Bacteriophage have been touted as the solution for antibiotic resistant microbes, why are they not being used in mainstream medicine?
Inevitable triangle interaction in phage therapy: phages – bacteria – immune system
In this opinion piece we take a look at the interaction of bacteria, phages and the human immune system. asking how these three components each play a role in phage therapy?
SEA-PHAGES: from educational project to treatment prospect – an interview with Graham Hatfull
Graham Hatfull speaks about heading up the SEA-PHAGES project and the role this has played in understanding phage diversity and evolution, in addition to commenting on a recent case where a phage cocktail was used to treat a case of Mycobacterium abscessus.
Novel blood test for tuberculosis could also identify high risk of infection
A novel phage-based blood assay has demonstrated its potential for identifying people at high-risk of developing tuberculosis, in addition to diagnosing established cases.