Bacteriophage therapy in dermatology: A systematic review

Affiliations

¹ Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
² College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
³ Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Division of Dermatology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
⁵ Dermatrials Research Inc., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
⁶ Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
⁷ Division of Dermatology and Venereology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁸ Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Women College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Miranda K Branyiczky et al. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2025.

. 2025 Sep 11.

doi: 10.1111/jdv.70057. Online ahead of print.

¹ Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
² College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
³ Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Division of Dermatology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
⁵ Dermatrials Research Inc., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
⁶ Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
⁷ Division of Dermatology and Venereology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁸ Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Women College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: acne; antibiotic resistance; atopic dermatitis; bacteriophages; hidradenitis suppurativa; wounds.

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