In the course of the bizarre events that followed, d’Herelle and a few of his interns first themselves drank the phage preparation to prove its safety. This trial of phage therapy was followed by many others, even before the existence of the phage was confirmed. He also coined the term "phagotherapy", the use of phage against the bacteria that cause infections in humans—the enemy of my enemy is my friend. But in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, researchers continued to evaluate the possibility of phage therapy. The leading Eastern European institute in phage studies, Eliavia Institute in Georgia, conducted one of the biggest clinical trials of the phage therapy.

Source: Mint February 03, 2018 17:58 UTC