The perfect predator : a scientist's race to save her husband from a deadly superbug
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New York, NY : Hachette Books, 2019.
ISBN
9780316418089, 0316418080
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Addison Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult Books | 610.724 STR | On Shelf |
Batavia Public Library District - Adult Nonfiction | 616.9041 STR | On Shelf |
Carol Stream Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 616.9041/STR | On Shelf |
Eisenhower Public Library District - Stacks | 616.9041 STR | On Shelf |
Hinsdale Public Library - Stacks | BIOGRAPHY STRATHDEE, S | On Shelf |
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Published
New York, NY : Hachette Books, 2019.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
viii, 337 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780316418089, 0316418080
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319 - 325) and index.
Description
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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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Strathdee, S. A., Patterson, T. L., & Barker, T. (2019). The perfect predator: a scientist's race to save her husband from a deadly superbug (First edition.). Hachette Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Strathdee, Steffanie A., 1966-, Thomas L., Patterson and Teresa, Barker. 2019. The Perfect Predator: A Scientist's Race to Save Her Husband From a Deadly Superbug. Hachette Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Strathdee, Steffanie A., 1966-, Thomas L., Patterson and Teresa, Barker. The Perfect Predator: A Scientist's Race to Save Her Husband From a Deadly Superbug Hachette Books, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Strathdee, Steffanie A., Thomas L. Patterson, and Teresa Barker. The Perfect Predator: A Scientist's Race to Save Her Husband From a Deadly Superbug First edition., Hachette Books, 2019.
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