This story reads like science fiction, but it’s not. If you didn’t know that multidrug-resistant bacteria will kill someone every 3 seconds by 2050, you’re not alone. Tom and I were blindsided when he went from being a supremely hardy guy to one who was fighting for his life against the deadliest superbug on the planet. For me, as an infectious disease epidemiologist, my professional and personal lives collided, and I took it personally.
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