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Anniepie...you mention the anti-biofilm agents being used...do you know any names? I’m curious too about any present day research of any possible adjuncts we can add to our arsenal of meds for treatment. Good information you have shared. Thank you.
Regina
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Hi cmi,
We have been studying bacteriophages as a potentially valuable therapeutic agent. Bacteriophages or phages - as they are commonly known - are not new. You can read about their history and current research in the attached papers.
The University of California San Diego's School of Medicine has a Center for Innovative Phage Applications and Therapeutics (https://medschool.ucsd.edu/som/medicine/divisions/idgph/research/center-innovative-phage-applications-and-therapeutics/Pages/default.aspx).
It is worth noting also that there is at least a pharmaceutical corporation (https://www.armatapharma.com/) actively developing products in this field. (I disclose that I don't have any connection with such company).
Regards,
Armando
Royer2021_Article_PhageTherapyAsStrategyToFacePo (Royer2021_Article_PhageTherapyAsStrategyToFacePo.pdf)
antibiotics-09-00268_phages for biofilm removal (antibiotics-09-00268_phages-for-biofilm-removal.pdf)
Bacteriophages_and_Biofilms (Bacteriophages_and_Biofilms.pdf)