Exploring lytic phage therapy as an alternative treatment for antibiotic-resistant Cutibacterium acnes

BACKGROUND: Cutibacterium acnes, an anaerobic, gram-positive bacterium, is a common part of the skin flora and an opportunistic pathogen in acne lesions. Due to rising antibiotic resistance, alternative treatments are urgently needed. Lytic phage therapy, which uses bacteriophages—natural bacterial...

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Main Authors: Meryem Nisa Erdoğan, Nurver Ulger Toprak, Jens Andre Hammerl, Aycan Gundogdu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213716524002029
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