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The Perfect Predator

By Steffanie Strathdee

The Perfect Predator

By Steffanie Strathdee

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A harrowing memoir of one woman's extraordinary effort to save her husband's life—and the discovery of a forgotten cure that has the potential to save millions more. Epidemiologist Steffanie Strathdee and her husband, psychologist Tom Patterson, were vacationing in Egypt when Tom came down with a stomach bug. What at first seemed like a case of food poisoning quickly turned critical, and by the time Tom had been transferred via emergency medevac to the world-class medical center at UC San Diego, where both he and Steffanie worked, blood work revealed why modern medicine was failing: Tom was fighting one of the most dangerous, antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the world. Frantic, Steffanie combed through research old and new and came across phage therapy: the idea that the right virus, aka "the perfect predator," can kill even the most lethal bacteria. Phage treatment had fallen out of favor almost 100 years ago, after antibiotic use went mainstream. Now, with time running out, Steffanie appealed to phage researchers all over the world for help. She found allies at the FDA, researchers from Texas A&M, and a clandestine Navy biomedical center—and together they resurrected a forgotten cure. A nail-biting medical mystery, The Perfect Predator is a story of love and survival against all odds, and the (re)discovery of a powerful new weapon in the global superbug crisis. "A fascinating and terrifying peek into the devastating outcomes of antibiotic misuse—and what happens when standard health care falls short." ––Scientific American "[A] gripping and intriguing medical thriller ...This page-turner of a couple's determination to survive also serves as a dire warning regarding the consequences of the overuse of antibiotics." ––Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
352
Release Date:
2020-11-10
Publication Date:
2020-11-10
Publisher:
Grand Central Publishing
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0316418110
ISBN13:
9780316418119
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
310 g
Height:
141 cm
Width:
208 cm
Thickness:
27 cm
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