Clinical phage microbiology: a narrative summary

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BACKGROUND: Although phage therapy has been in existence for a century, a recent resurgence in interest has occurred because of the continued emergence of antimicrobial resistance and the rising use of indwelling medical devices, resulting in biofilm-associated infections, for which conventional antibiotics are of limited use. Despite this, the clinical successes have been inconsistent because of multiple...

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