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My Husband Became a Poster Child of the Post-Antibiotic Era

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A superbug attacked my husband, who nearly died after seven cases of septic shock and nine months of hospitalization—and it gave me the biggest wakeup call of my life.

Steffanie Strathdee
Steffanie Strathdee
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Steffanie Strathdee

Steffanie Strathdee

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