World-first human treatment of antibiotic-resistant infection with genetically modified virus

A new case study, described in the journal Nature Communications, outlines the world's first use of a genetically modified virus to treat a life-threatening antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection. The successful treatment paves the way for larger clinical trials to try to establish how broadly effective this experimental process could be in wider patient populations.

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Category: Medical

Tags:

• Antibiotic-resistant bacteria
• Bacteria
• Genetic engineering
• Infections
• Viruses and Bacteria

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