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phage therapy
Subject Category
H Health and Pathology
Definition
The therapeutic use of specific phages to treat certain bacterial, eubacterial or archaeal infections.
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Broader Term
therapeutics
Related Term
antibiotic resistance
antiviral agents
bacterial infections
bacteriophages
Spanish
fagoterapia
Term Number
262739