Phage therapy: innovations, challenges, and future directions in combating superbugs and antibiotic resistance

Although phage therapy offers a promising complement to existing antimicrobials, routine clinical implementation requires harmonized regulatory pathways, scalable production standards, and rigorously designed clinical trials. Strategic international collaboration and integration of emerging technologies will be pivotal in advancing phage therapy toward sustainable clinical adoption.

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Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy
Published
2026-02-01
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https://doi.org/10.1080/14787210.2026.2632669
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Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
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Phage therapy: innovations, challenges, and future directions in combating superbugs and antibiotic resistance

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Phage therapy: innovations, challenges, and future directions in combating superbugs and antibiotic resistance

Bhushan S. Bhale, Sujata Sawarkar, Abdelwahab Omri, Sanket Shirodkar
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Although phage therapy offers a promising complement to existing antimicrobials, routine clinical implementation requires harmonized regulatory pathways, scalable production standards, and rigorously designed clinical trials. Strategic international collaboration and integration of emerging technologies will be pivotal in advancing phage therapy toward sustainable clinical adoption.

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University of Mumbai (IN), Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal (IN), Laurentian University (CA)
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Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
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