News|Articles|April 24, 2025

Phage Therapy’s Future: Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance With Precision Viruses

Author(s)Tori Whitacre Martonicz, MA, Ran Nir-Paz, MD

Bacteriophage therapy presents a promising alternative to antibiotics, especially as antimicrobial resistance continues to increase. Dr. Ran Nir-Paz discusses its potential, challenges, and future applications in this technology.

As the global health community confronts the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), researchers are turning to one of nature’s oldest bacterial enemies—bacteriophages. In this exclusive Q&A, Infection Control Today^® (ICT^®) speaks with Ran Nir-Paz, MD, an infectious diseases specialist at Hadassah Medical Organization in Jerusalem and a Professor of Microbiology and Medicine at the Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at the Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center.

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