Could UK GPs prescribe viruses to treat bacterial infections?

As resistant strains of bacteria blunt the effectiveness of antibiotics, scientists are once again exploring the potential of 'phages' - viruses that kill bacteria - to treat illness. Author of 'The Good Virus' and former GPonline reporter Tom Ireland explains.

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