Why You Should Care About the Nevada Woman Killed by the Totally Resistant Nightmare Superbug
Humanity is standing on an infection precipice. As antibacterial resistant grows, we're running out of options, and a recent scary case of total antibiotic resistance is a frighting view of our potential future. In the end, it was septic shock that took the life of a 70-year old woman with an incurable infection. One of few such cases in the US, her death could nonetheless be the shape of things to come. You may have read the headlines, which looked something like this: "Nevada Woman Killed by Superbug Resistant to 26 Antibiotics." The eye-catching news hit the wires after the release of the... more
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