Phage as an antimicrobial agent: d'Herelle's heretical theories and their role in the decline of phage prophylaxis in the West

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-26

  Fruciano, Emiliano ^a   Bourne, Shawna ^b,c  

^a ÉCOLE DES HAUTES ÉTUDES EN SCIENCES SOCIALES   (France)

^b Stanier Institute/Institut Stanier   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; d'Herelle; Immunity; Medical history; Phage therapy; Prophylaxis; Stanier symposium

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIOPHAGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECONOMICS; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHAGE THERAPY; SOCIAL ASPECT; VIROTHERAPY;

EID: 33947233696     PISSN: 17129532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2007/976850     Document Type: Conference Paper

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