Future microbiology
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Future microbiology · May 2016
Intranasal treatment with bacteriophage rescues mice from Acinetobacter baumannii-mediated pneumonia.
With the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria, finding alternative agents to treat antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections is imperative. ⋯ This research demonstrates that intranasal application of bacteriophage is viable, and could provide complete protection from pneumonia caused by A. baumannii.