A consensus-based guideline for personalized bacteriophage therapy.

Würstle S, Lieberknecht-Jouy SC, Düchting A, Lößner H, Ceyssens PJ, Pirnay JP, de Jode M, McCallin S, Leitner L, Willy C, Leptihn S, Korf I, Idelevich EA, Witzenrath M, Faltus T, Ruth P, Blume H, Cornely M, Fickenscher H, Pletz MW, Hafkemeyer S, Rohde C, Krut O, Beyer W, Hartwich O, Matt U, Knoll RL, Demir M, Hammerl J, Barbirz S, Stahl M, Krüger R, Bugert J, Kempe M, Turner PE, Chan B, Ferry T, Vehreschild MJGT, Classen AY, guideline group ‘Personalized Bacteriophage Therapy’ of the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany

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DOI: 10.1038/s41591-026-04654-6
Published: 2026 Oct
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41591-026-04654-6,
  title = {A consensus-based guideline for personalized bacteriophage therapy.},
  author = {Würstle S and Lieberknecht-Jouy SC and Düchting A and Lößner H and Ceyssens PJ and Pirnay JP and de Jode M and McCallin S and Leitner L and Willy C and Leptihn S and Korf I and Idelevich EA and Witzenrath M and Faltus T and Ruth P and Blume H and Cornely M and Fickenscher H and Pletz MW and Hafkemeyer S and Rohde C and Krut O and Beyer W and Hartwich O and Matt U and Knoll RL and Demir M and Hammerl J and Barbirz S and Stahl M and Krüger R and Bugert J and Kempe M and Turner PE and Chan B and Ferry T and Vehreschild MJGT and Classen AY and guideline group ‘Personalized Bacteriophage Therapy’ of the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Nature medicine},
  doi = {10.1038/s41591-026-04654-6},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-026-04654-6}
}

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AU  - Lieberknecht-Jouy SC
AU  - Düchting A
AU  - Lößner H
AU  - Ceyssens PJ
AU  - Pirnay JP
AU  - de Jode M
AU  - McCallin S
AU  - Leitner L
AU  - Willy C
AU  - Leptihn S
AU  - Korf I
AU  - Idelevich EA
AU  - Witzenrath M
AU  - Faltus T
AU  - Ruth P
AU  - Blume H
AU  - Cornely M
AU  - Fickenscher H
AU  - Pletz MW
AU  - Hafkemeyer S
AU  - Rohde C
AU  - Krut O
AU  - Beyer W
AU  - Hartwich O
AU  - Matt U
AU  - Knoll RL
AU  - Demir M
AU  - Hammerl J
AU  - Barbirz S
AU  - Stahl M
AU  - Krüger R
AU  - Bugert J
AU  - Kempe M
AU  - Turner PE
AU  - Chan B
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AU  - Vehreschild MJGT
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S, W., SC, L., A, D., H, L., PJ, C., JP, P., M, D. J., S, M., L, L., C, W., S, L., I, K., EA, I., M, W., T, F., P, R., H, B., M, C., H, F., MW, P., S, H., C, R., O, K., W, B., O, H., U, M., RL, K., M, D., J, H., S, B., M, S., R, K., J, B., M, K., PE, T., B, C., T, F., MJGT, V., AY, C., & Germany, G. G. ‘. B. T. O. T. A. O. T. S. M. S. I. (2026). A consensus-based guideline for personalized bacteriophage therapy.. Nature medicine. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-026-04654-6

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