The history and applications of phage therapy in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

The Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the bacteria that cause serious infections due to resistance to many antibiotics can be fatal in severe cases. Antimicrobial resistance is a global public health concern. To solve this problem, interest in phage therapy has revived; some studies are being develop...

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Main Author: Silva, Carina (author)
Other Authors: Sá, Sara (author), Guedes, Carla (author), Oliveira, Carla (author), Lima, Cláudio (author), Oliveira, Marco (author), Mendes, João (author), Novais, Gonçalo (author), Baylina, Pilar (author), Fernandes, Rúben (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2022
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/20549
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:recipp.ipp.pt:10400.22/20549
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Summary:The Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the bacteria that cause serious infections due to resistance to many antibiotics can be fatal in severe cases. Antimicrobial resistance is a global public health concern. To solve this problem, interest in phage therapy has revived; some studies are being developed to try to prove the effectiveness of this therapy. Thus, in this opinion article, several historical aspects are addressed as well some applications of phage therapy against P. aeruginosa.