Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52867#.VKtEP8nQrzE Author(s) Ian Humphery-Smith Affiliation(s) Skolkovo RusInnovations, Posledniy Pereulok, Moscow, Russia . ABSTRACT Bacteriophages have a potentially important role to play in reducing the global incidence of Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI). Their use should be focused on reducing the use and over-use of antibiotics as part of integrated control measures in conjunction with various vaccination, sanitation procedures and prophylactic and treatment regimens. Bacteriophages offer exquisite specificity and efficacy in killing target bacterial strains, a phenomenon known for almost 100 years. However, t...
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