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Phage Therapy: New Guidelines and Unanswered Questions
New clinical guidelines on phage therapy — the use of viruses that attack bacteria — have been issued, as doctors weigh how to use the approach against antibiotic-resistant infections. Medscape reports that key questions remain open, including which patients should receive it, how it should be dosed, and what evidence regulators will require before wider adoption.
Why now: Fresh guidelines on an experimental treatment for antibiotic-resistant infections have prompted discussion among clinicians about how ready phage therapy is for routine use.
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