Formulation of Bacteriophage for Inhalation to Treat Multidrug-Resistant Pulmonary Infections

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Rapid development of antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria and a decline in the pharmaceutical development of new antibiotics are pushing the research community to explore alternative antimicrobials that can replace or complement antibiotics. Bacteriophages (or, phages) are naturally occurring viruses that can kill bacteria with high specificity and can evolve to target resistant bacteria. Phages have been...

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