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Editorial
. 2025 Mar 12;17(2):24.
doi: 10.3390/idr17020024.

Phage Therapy for Mycobacteria: Overcoming Challenges, Unleashing Potential

Christoffel Johannes Opperman  1   2   3 , Adrian J Brink  1   3   4
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Editorial

Phage Therapy for Mycobacteria: Overcoming Challenges, Unleashing Potential

Christoffel Johannes Opperman et al. Infect Dis Rep. .

Abstract

Bacteriophage (phage) therapy is emerging as a promising alternative to traditional antibiotics for treating drug-resistant mycobacterial infections, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no competing conflict of interest to declare concerning the material discussed in the article.

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