Phages Needed against Resistant Bacteria.

Moelling K

doi:10.3390/v12070743

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Phages Needed against Resistant Bacteria.

Moelling K Institute for Medical Microbiology, University Zurich, Gloriastr 30, CH-8006 Zurich, Switzerland.

2020-07-16

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Viruses. - 2020

English Phages have been known for more than 100 years. They have been applied to numerous infectious diseases and have proved to be effective in many cases. However, they have been neglected due to the era of antibiotics. With the increase of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms, we need additional therapies. Whether or not phages can fulfill this expectation needs to be verified and tested according to the state-of-the-art of international regulations. These regulations fail, however, with respect to GMP production of phages. Phages are biologicals, not chemical compounds, which cannot be produced under GMP regulations. This needs to be urgently changed to allow progress to determine how phages can enter routine clinical settings.

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