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The Perfect Predator
The Perfect Predator: A Scientist's Race to Save Her Husband from a Deadly Superbug: A Memoir | Steffanie Strathdee, Thomas Patterson
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An electrifying 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. "A memoir that reads like a thriller." -New York Times Book Review "A fascinating and terrifying peek into the devastating outcomes of antibiotic misuse-and what happens when standard health care falls short." -Scientific American 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.
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jakeshoe

Strathdee completely brings the threat of antibiotic-resistant bacteria to life. And learning about the promise of phage therapy was fascinating and inspiring.

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keithmalek
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Panpan

You have to really be into medical stuff in order to enjoy this one. Otherwise, it's the same thing over and over again.

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keithmalek
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I wasn't in a hurry to read this, but I'm reading it now as a "companion piece" to current events. It's quite good, so far.

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Victoriahoperose
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This book really is different than almost anything I have read. The author shares so much research and knowledge in this and made it very accessible to readers. It is terrifying to learn about bacteria that is common yet unheard of among most people that can kill you so easily. Her fight to save her husband and her will to best this “superbug” is really inspiring and interesting. Definitely great if you‘re a nonfiction lover!

LA_Mead This sounds so interesting! Also, I‘m a bit of a germaphobe, so I might never sleep again... 5y
Victoriahoperose @LA_Mead it was really good! But probably don‘t read it because it will give you nightmares lol 5y
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