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- Title
The Magistral Phage.
- Authors
Pirnay, Jean-Paul; Verbeken, Gilbert; Ceyssens, Pieter-Jan; Huys, Isabelle; De Vos, Daniel; Ameloot, Charlotte; Fauconnier, Alan
- Abstract
Since time immemorial, phages--the viral parasites of bacteria--have been protecting Earth's biosphere against bacterial overgrowth. Today, phages could help address the antibiotic resistance crisis that affects all of society. The greatest hurdle to the introduction of phage therapy inWestern medicine is the lack of an appropriate legal and regulatory framework. Belgium is now implementing a pragmatic phage therapy framework that centers on the magistral preparation (compounding pharmacy in the US) of tailor-made phage medicines.
- Subjects
THERAPEUTIC use of bacteriophages; ANTI-infective agents; ANTIBIOTICS; REGULATORY approval; DRUGS
- Publication
Viruses (1999-4915), 2018, Vol 10, Issue 2, p64
- ISSN
1999-4915
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/v10020064