The evolution of the use of bacteriophages in the practice of treating infectious diseases

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29296/25877305-2023-01-14
Issue: 
1
Year: 
2023

Kh. Radzhabova(1), S. Dolinnyi(1, 2); Associate Professor O. Burgasova(1), MD
1-Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Moscow
2-V.P. Demikhov City Clinical Hospital, Moscow City Healthcare Department

In an era of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections that are depleting the use of chemical antibiotics, and highly effective types of antibiotics are being developed less and less, modern medicine must look for new therapeutic methods to treat infectious diseases. Potential antibacterial solutions include bacteriophage-based therapeutics, which have very different properties from the broad-spectrum antibiotics that are currently the standard of care and can be used in combination with them, often in synergy. This review traces the evolution of the development of approaches to bacteriophage therapy and outlines ways to introduce phage therapy into the practice of modern medicine

Keywords: 
bacteriophages
microorganisms
lysis
infectious diseases
antibiotics
bacteriophage therapy
drug resistance
resistance



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