NIH awards grants to support bacteriophage therapy research

(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has awarded $2.5 million in grants to 12 institutes to support research on bacteriophage therapy. These awards represent NIAID's first series of grants focused on research on this therapy, an emerging field that could yield new ways to fight antimicrobial-resistant bacteria. A 2019 report from CDC found that antibiotic-resistant pathogens cause more than 2.8 million infections in the U.S. each year and more than 35,000 people die.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news