Bacteriophage: Time to re-evaluate the potential of phage therapy as a promising agent to control multidrug-resistant bacteria

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 693-701

  Ghannad, Masoud Sabouri ^a   Mohammadi, Avid ^a  

^a HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bacteriophages; Drug resistance; Therapeutics

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERICIDE; HYDROLASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIROLYSIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOPHAGE; CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; EUKARYOTIC CELL; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; PHAGE THERAPY; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84857972270     PISSN: 20083866     EISSN: 20083874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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