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Taking Bacteriophage Therapy Seriously : A Moral Argument
Joint Authors
Pirnay, Jean-Paul
Jennes, Serge
De Vos, Daniel
Górski, Andrzej
Scheres, Jacques
Ceulemans, Carl
Huys, Isabelle
Chanishvili, Nina
Verbeken, Gilbert
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-04-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The excessive and improper use of antibiotics has led to an increasing incidence of bacterial resistance.
In Europe the yearly number of infections caused by multidrug resistant bacteria is more than 400.000, each year resulting in 25.000 attributable deaths.
Few new antibiotics are in the pipeline of the pharmaceutical industry.
Early in the 20th century, bacteriophages were described as entities that can control bacterial populations.
Although bacteriophage therapy was developed and practiced in Europe and the former Soviet republics, the use of bacteriophages in clinical setting was neglected in Western Europe since the introduction of traditional antibiotics.
Given the worldwide antibiotic crisis there is now a growing interest in making bacteriophage therapy available for use in modern western medicine.
Despite the growing interest, access to bacteriophage therapy remains highly problematic.
In this paper, we argue that the current state of affairs is morally unacceptable and that all stakeholders (pharmaceutical industry, competent authorities, lawmakers, regulators, and politicians) have the moral duty and the shared responsibility towards making bacteriophage therapy urgently available for all patients in need.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Verbeken, Gilbert& Huys, Isabelle& Pirnay, Jean-Paul& Jennes, Serge& Chanishvili, Nina& Scheres, Jacques…[et al.]. 2014. Taking Bacteriophage Therapy Seriously : A Moral Argument. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485838
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Verbeken, Gilbert…[et al.]. Taking Bacteriophage Therapy Seriously : A Moral Argument. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485838
American Medical Association (AMA)
Verbeken, Gilbert& Huys, Isabelle& Pirnay, Jean-Paul& Jennes, Serge& Chanishvili, Nina& Scheres, Jacques…[et al.]. Taking Bacteriophage Therapy Seriously : A Moral Argument. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485838
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-485838