COVID-19 in Chronic Lung Disease: What You Need to Know
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been of major concern to the...
Life-saving designer ‘NINJA virus’ hailed as medical breakthrough in curing infection
A VIRUS cocktail designed to seek and destroy bacteria has cleared a 15-year-old lung transplant patient of an antibiotic-resistant...
Phages, Viruses that Attack Bacteria, Are a Potential Therapy Against Infections, Case Report Sugges
The case report of a cystic fibrosis (CF) patient suggests that phages — viruses that naturally infect and kill bacteria — are a...
Phage viruses tailored in Pitt lab used to treat patient with drug-resistant infection Phage viruses
A cocktail of viruses developed at the University of Pittsburgh to precisely attack life-threatening bacteria resistant to antibiotics...
Common virus could speed up cystic fibrosis
A new study has found that cytomegalovirus, which is normally dormant in people who have it, can become active again in people with...
Virus that Infects Bacteria Turns Immune Response Away from P. aeruginosa, Study Shows
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the most common bacteria found in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, uses a virus to go unnoticed by the host immune...
New Method to Deliver Bacteria-killing Viruses Seen to Resolve Lung Infections in CF Mice
A new therapy which is administered directly into the lung of viruses can kill bacteria, and was shown to be effective in reducing...
