How one patient beat infection thanks to innovative phage therapy

With the steady rise of antibiotic-resistant infections around the world, Hadassah Medical Center is a leader in developing a powerful alternative. The secret is the use of special viruses known as bacteriophages – or phages, for short – which only infect and attack bacteria.

Writing in the Times of Israel, one patient recently shared her personal journey with antibiotic-resistant infections and how Hadassah’s pioneering phage therapy research is giving new hope to those facing life-threatening bacteria.

Read patient Karen Guth’s personal account of the transformative, lifechanging work being carried out by Hadassah Medical Organization physician-scientists.