Implications of Bacteriophage- and Bacteriophage Component-Based Therapies For The Clinical Microbiology Laboratory

In this review, bacteriophage-based therapies are presented as one promising approach. In anticipation of their potential expansion into clinical medicine, clinical microbiologists may wish to acquaint themselves with bacteriophages and their antibacterial components, and specifically with methods for testing them. Here, we reviewed the literature spanning 01/2007 to 03/2019 on bacteriophage and phage-encoded protein therapies of relevance to clinical microbiology.