Bacteriophages are viruses that infect and kill bacterial cells. SARS-Cov-2 infektion weakens the innate immune defense of lungs, which makes the patient susceptible to sometimes lethal bacterial pneumonia. Hospital acquired bacterial infections are often caused by pathogens that are resistant to antibiotics, which leaves very few treatment options. In the proposed project, we will isolate and prepare bacteriophages against the most problematic antibiotic resistant bacterial pathogens causing secondary infections in severe cases of COVID-19.

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