Therapeutic and prophylactic applications of bacteriophages in human and veterinary medicine. KU Leuven
According to the World Health Organisation, antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health, food security and development today. With the emergence of multi-drug resistant bacteria, phage therapy could provide a new solution to combat bacterial infections. For this reason, two phage therapies will be developed in this PhD to treat two infectious diseases. First, a phage therapy will be developed to treat patients ...