Hitting bacteria hard and early with diverse phage cocktails may curb resistance

Hitting bacteria hard and early with diverse phage cocktails may curb resistance

As multidrug antibiotic resistance emerges as a potent public health challenge, medical science has renewed attention on the potential for bacteriophage therapy. Bacteriophages, or phages, are viruses that target, infect and replicate inside bacteria, destroying them in the process. To help maximize the success rate of this approach, researchers recently modeled the dynamics of bacteriophage therapy to explain particular therapies and optimize t…

LANL: Bacteriophage Therapy Modeling Offers Hope For Drug-Resistant Bacterial Infections

Better understanding of phage-bacteria dynamics can lead to more effective therapies. Image Courtesy LANLLANL NEWS RELEASE As multi-drug antibiotic resistance emerges as a potent public health challenge, medical science has placed renewed attention on the potential for bacteriophage therapy. Bacteriophage, or phage, are viruses that target, infect and replicate inside bacteria, destroying them in the process. To help maximize the success rate of…