TABLE 1.
Important endemic bacterial infections in developing countries and their possible phage therapy solution.
| Disease | *Incidence (in millions) | MDR/XDR | Phage trials |
Phage solution |
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| Animals | Humans | Prophylaxis | Treatment | |||
| Typhoid | 11–20 | Yes/Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cholera | 2.86 | Yes/No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Shigellosis (dysentery) | >80 | Yes/Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tuberculosis | 10 | Yes/Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Acute bacterial diarrhea other than dysentery and cholera | ∼5–5.5 | Yes/No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
*The references for these data can be found in relevant sections.