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Re:New antibiotic that kills drug-resistant bacteria found i... by ip26 on Saturday April 05, 2025 @12:20AM (#43590712)
Feels like it might be more practical to simply distribute phage therapy to a whole population targeting a known pathogen, like this year’s cold strain. Especially of the goal is just to reduce the use of antibiotics, not eliminate.
Re:New antibiotic that kills drug-resistant bacteria found i... by coryrc on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @12:17PM (#43633793)
"Common cold" is a virus. Vaccines train your immune system to fight things.

Bacteriophages fight bacteria. They actually do the fighting. They are quickly cleared by the body, so they are useless for prevention.