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The emerging multipleand pan-drug resistant bacterial strains enforce research in the field of new antimicrobial agents and therapeutic strategies, in the combat against life-threatening infections. In the post antibiotic era, bacteriophages have been considered as one of the major solutions to overcome the current medical crisis, offering many advantages over conventional antimicrobials. During the last two decades, a significant progress in phage therapy (PT) is evident, but we still need to identify and fill gaps in the knowledge, complement experience, provide additional proofs of PT efficacy and safety, as well as to reconsider methods and practical approaches to bring beneficial results for human health and well-being. The Research Topic Advances in Phage Therapy: Present Challenges and Future Perspectives encompasses the analysis of past experiences of phage application, current state of PT in contemporary medical practice, new original data and consideration of future perspectives (Figure 1).