Dynamics of success and failure in phage and antibiotic therapy in experimental infections

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In 1982 Smith and Huggins showed that bacteriophages could be at least as effective as antibiotics in preventing mortality from experimental infections with a capsulated E. coli (K1) in mice. Phages that required the K1 capsule for i...

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Main Authors: Walker Nina, DeRouin Terry, Levin Bruce R, Bull J J, Bloch Craig A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2002-11-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/2/35