The Perfect Predator: A Scientists Race to Save Her Husband from a Deadly Superbug: A Memoir by Steffanie Strathdee

The Perfect Predator: A Scientists Race to Save Her Husband from a Deadly Superbug: A Memoir Reviews

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  Jason C. Nicholas

  The story of Tom's infection and the subsequent globe crossing, touch and go battle that he, Steff, his kids, and multiple medical and research teams fought with one of the nastiest "Superbugs" on the planet is truly nothing short of amazing. This case helped to advance
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  Janet McCarthy

  A very important book about the saga of a scientist wife's journey to save her husband. This book touches on the idea of overuse of antibiotics and how they are not the answer any to infections. The book tells of a revival of an old process of bacteria fighting bacteria
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  Karen Roberts

  I suspect some may not appreciate how important this story is! Since many alive today, including physicians, have not lived in a time preantibiotics or yet appreciate a coming time of “post antibiotics “ we may not appreciate the danger of multi antibiotic resistance. Most
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  goodreads Customer

  The author takes a poignant gripping story full of medical science details and weaves the humanity of caring professionals. It’s creeping for the main focus of the problem, her husband‘s dire need for a solution to a super bad bacteria, but what is phenomenal is the
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  L. Alexander

  “The Perfect Predator” is a gripping true life story of a scientist’s desperate race to find a cure for her husband’s multi drug resistant bacterial infection. The growing global threat of multi drug resistant infections, or “Superbugs”, has been widely reported in the
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  margaret

  This is one of those books to hold onto for a lifetime. While my advanced degree is in Microbiology, I am a virologist in spirit and training. However, my early days working in a clinical lab gave me a lot of respect for the ravages of bacterial infections. From a personal
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  AS

  The story of Tom, the heroics of Steff, and the brilliance of legions of scientists, healthcare providers, family and friends is a must read. Very inspiring. The only caution is the loose editing as the book rambles (specially last few chapters.) Regardless, exceptional
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  Nestor M. Carballeira

  Great book! It is also a good reading for students and researchers who want to learn about antimicrobials.