A handful of desperate Americans — struggling with treatment -
resistant infections,
diabetic ulcers or other chronic
wounds — have journeyed to a clinic in Tbilisi, Georgia, for the «phage miracle cure.»
A report of the findings, published Oct. 16 in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, marks efforts to seek approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to use the gel application in treatment -
resistant skin
wounds among
diabetics and others, particularly older adults.