Re:FDA approves first US phage therapy trial (2019)
by Fomite on Monday January 27, 2020 @10:34PM
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Indeed. While Flemming himself was concerned about resistance, penicillin is:
1) Much broader spectrum than phage preparations
2) Easier to manufacture in large quantities
3) Safer, because you don't need to filter the prep to remove endotoxins
It's basically a silver bullet - if you don't look too far in the future. It was incredibly disruptive.
1) Much broader spectrum than phage preparations 2) Easier to manufacture in large quantities 3) Safer, because you don't need to filter the prep to remove endotoxins
It's basically a silver bullet - if you don't look too far in the future. It was incredibly disruptive.