Cystic fibrosis
Bacteriophage therapy

Bacteriophage therapy (phage therapy) is being studied for multidrug resistant bacteria in people with CF. Bacteriophage therapy is a treatment method that uses viruses, known as bacteriophages, to target and destroy harmful bacteria in the body. Unlike antibiotics, which can kill a wide range of bacteria and potentially disrupt the body's normal flora, phage therapy is highly specific, targeting only the harmful bacteria while leaving the beneficial ones unharmed. As such, the bacteriophage therapy makes is a promising alternative for treating infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus influenzae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in CF patients, which are often protected by biofilms and thus resistant to conventional antibiotics.
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