Bakteriophagentherapie: Grundlagen, Evidenz und klinische Anwendungsmöglichkeiten

Antimikrobielle Resistenzen nehmen weltweit zu und Infektionen durch resistente Erreger sind aufgrund eingeschränkter Therapieoptionen oft mit erhöhter Morbidität und Mortalität assoziiert. Die Bakteriophagentherapie (kurz: Phagentherapie) ist eine vielversprechende Alternative oder ergänzende Behandlungsstrategie zu traditionellen Antibiotika, da antibiotikaresistente Bakterien oft sensitiv gegenüber der Lyse durch Phagen sind.

Schlüsselwörter

Antibiotikaresistenz - bakterielle Infektion - Bakteriophagen - Phagen - individueller Heilversuch

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