Dr. Sabrina Green: Clinical Use of Phages

In this episode, Dr. Sabrina Green discusses the clinical aspects of phage use. We start by going back to one of the first ever uses of phage for a bacterial infection before discussing how phages are used now. Dr. Green explains a wide range of details related to clinical phage use. Topics discussed include cases today where phages are used, the safety of phages for clinical use, regulatory considerations for phage therapies, the pros and cons of phages, how specific phages are matched to specific patients, and phage affordability. Dr. Green describes potential hurdles for widespread adoption such as convincing people that viruses can be good for you. For further reading see https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/phage.2020.0007 and https://mbio.asm.org/content/12/1/e03474-20