Kirils Makarovs

Citation: McCammon S, Makarovs K, Banducci S, Gold V (2024) Factors of prescribing phage therapy among UK healthcare professionals: Evidence from conjoint experiment and interviews. PLoS ONE 19(5): e0303056. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0303056 Editor: Adelaide Almeida, Universidade de Aveiro, PORTUGAL Received: October 19, 2023; Accepted: April 18, 2024; Published: May 7, 2024 Copyright: © 2024 McCammon et al.

Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Abstract Previous research shows that public trust in scientists is often bound up with the messages that they convey and the context in which they communicate. However, in the current study, we examine how the public perceives scientists based on the characteristics of scientists themselves, irrespective of their scientific message and its context.

Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Abstract Today, the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis is shaping a world where previously treatable infections can kill. This has revitalised the development of antibiotic alternatives, such as phage therapy. The therapeutic use of phages, viruses that infect and kill bacteria, was first explored over a century ago. However, most of the Western world abandoned phage therapy in favour of antibiotics.