Exploring Phage Therapy's Direct Effects on Humans

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Phage therapy is being explored to treat multidrug-resistant bacterial infections, but what are the direct effects of phages on the human host?

This study shows that therapeutic phages can be detected by epithelial cells of the human respiratory tract, eliciting proinflammatory responses that depend on specific phage properties and the airway microenvironment.

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