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Safety and efficacy of phage therapy in difficult-to-treat infections: studies in Chinese literature

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The work was supported by a joint grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81861138055) and grants from West China Hospital of Sichuan University (ZYYC08006 and ZYGD22001).

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The study conception and design was performed by Zhiyong Zong. Material preparation, data collection and analysis, and the first draft of the manuscript were processed by Xin Yin. The editing and review of the manuscript was completed by Zhiyong Zong. Both authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Yin, X., Zong, Z. Safety and efficacy of phage therapy in difficult-to-treat infections: studies in Chinese literature. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 41, 1279–1281 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-022-04490-9

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