Phage therapeutic delivery methods and clinical trials for combating clinically relevant pathogens

Selim, Heba Mohammed Refat M; Gomaa, Fatma Alzahraa M; Alshahrani, Mohammad Y; Morgan, Radwa N; Aboshanab, Khaled;

Abstract


The ongoing global health crisis caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria necessitates quick interventions to introduce new management strategies for MDR-associated infections and antimicrobial agents' resistance. Phage therapy emerges as an antibiotic substitute for its high specificity, efficacy, and safety profiles in treating MDR-associated infections. Various in vitro and in vivo studies denoted their eminent bactericidal and anti-biofilm potential. This review addresses the latest developments in phage therapy regarding their attack strategies, formulations, and administration routes. It additionally discusses and elaborates on the status of phage therapy undergoing clinical trials, and the challenges encountered in their usage, and explores prospects in phage therapy research and application.


Other data

Title Phage therapeutic delivery methods and clinical trials for combating clinically relevant pathogens
Authors Selim, Heba Mohammed Refat M; Gomaa, Fatma Alzahraa M; Alshahrani, Mohammad Y; Morgan, Radwa N; Aboshanab, Khaled 
Keywords Phage therapy; antibiotics; bacteriophages; multidrug-resistant; phage cocktail
Issue Date Mar-2025
Journal Therapeutic delivery 
ISSN 2041-5990
2041-6008
DOI 10.1080/20415990.2024.2426824
PubMed ID 39545771
Scopus ID 2-s2.0-85213336751

Recommend this item

Similar Items from Core Recommender Database

Google ScholarTM

Check



Items in Ain Shams Scholar are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.