New therapy could be solution to antibiotic resistance

A new phage therapy trial may be the answer to the fight against antibiotic-resistant superbugs. “As antibiotics become less effective, as bacteria adapt to them, we are now facing a future in which we expect antibiotic infection to be the leading cause of death within a generation,” Jonathan Iredell from the Westmead Institute for Medical Research told Sky News Australia. “We are really looking around for new solutions, so we’ve turned to nature to look for natural solutions, and this is the bacteria phage. “There is no doubt that properly harnessed these bacteria phages are tremendously powerful.” Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been identified as a major global health concern by the World Health Organisation.