The long and sinuous road to phage-based therapy of Clostridioides difficile infections

With the antibiotic crisis and the rise in antimicrobial resistance worldwide, new therapeutic alternatives are urgently needed. Phage therapy represents one of the most promising alternatives but for some pathogens, such as Clostridioides difficile, important challenges are being faced. The perspec...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Medicine
Main Authors:	Andrew A. Umansky, Louis Charles Fortier
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
Subjects:	Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection bacteriophage (phage) phage therapy endolysin diffocin avidocin
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1259427/full