Antibiotics and Bacterial Infections

Antibiotic Alternatives

Numerous alternatives to antibiotics are found for treating specific diseases including bacteriophage therapy, predatory bacteria, bacteriocins and competitive exclusion of pathogens. Phage therapy is the most heavily researched of the alternatives to antibiotics for disease treatment. Other alternatives to antibiotics are already being tested by researchers around the world. Two of these are the use of metals such as silver, zinc and copper and the use of organic acids such as food acid that is used as a preservative in the food industry.