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Scientists turn bacteria-killing viruses against superbug infections

An international team has released the first coordinated guidelines for personalized phage therapy, a experimental approach that uses viruses to destroy antibiotic-resistant bacteria, as early studies report encouraging but still limited results.

Scientists turn viruses into weapons against deadly superbugs
Scientists turn bacteria-killing viruses against superbug infections
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An international team has released the first coordinated guidelines for personalized phage therapy, a experimental approach that uses viruses to destroy antibiotic-resistant bacteria, as early studies report encouraging but still limited results.