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OverviewBacteriophage is a live micro-organism, a natural enemy of bacteria. Canadian microbiologist Felix d'Herelle proposed that bacteriophage might be applied to the control of bacterial diseases, however in the West this idea was not explored with the same enthusiasm as in the former Soviet Union and was eventually discarded with the arrival of antibiotics. Phage therapy is successfully used for the treatment of a wide spectrum of bacterial infections. Such experience has now become extremely important with the rapidly-increasing spread of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections which are almost impossible to overcome these days. Phage therapy has been considered as an alternative to antibiotic-therapy and it is now attracting global interest. Most of the scientific works in phage therapy were published in Russian and are thus not easily available in the West. This fact inspired the authors to write a book based on the historical publications found in the library of the Eliava Institute. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nina ChanishviliPublisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc Imprint: Nova Science Publishers Inc Dimensions: Width: 18.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 26.00cm Weight: 0.752kg ISBN: 9781621008514ISBN 10: 1621008517 Pages: 292 Publication Date: 16 May 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of Contents"Foreword; Introduction; Historical Note: Professor George Eliava & the Eliava Bacteriophage Institute; Animal Studies; Phage Therapy in Dermatology; Phage Therapy in Surgery & Wound Treatment; Phage Therapy against Intestinal Infections; Phage Therapy in Urology; Phage Therapy in Gynaecology; Phage Therapy in Ophthalmology; Combined phage- & sero- therapy (vaccination) Development of phage-vaccines; Combined use of phages & antibiotics; Experience on prophylactic ""phaging"" or phage prophylaxis; Immune response to phage therapy."ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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