Application of Bacteriophages in Clinical Medicine (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783639806267)

Discovered 100 years ago, the potential of bacteriophages to combat bacterial infections was quickly realized. Event though phage therapy was mainly abandoned in the West after the advent of antibiotics, it has been practiced and developed continuously in Georgia and Poland for decades. Today, as we are facing the severe threat of antibiotic resistance, many researchers once again look to bacteriophages in hope of finding a possible solution to this ongoing crisis. This book explores the history of phage therapy, and investigates its potential to be developed to a feasible, sustainable, and efficient adjunct to antibiotics.

Author: Tjessem Lars Holm
ISBN-10: 3639806263
ISBN-13: 9783639806267
Publisher: AV Akademikerverlag
Language: English
Published: 03/04/2015
Pages: 84
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.20d