By Patrick Lynch
A virulent micro organism proof against all identified antibiotics is killing off sufferers in a l. a. clinic trauma unit. while a unit doctor's teenage daughter is by surprise afflicted with the an infection, he reveals himself racing opposed to time to seek down Omega--an antibiotic inaccessible to the general public yet rumored to struggle the plague--and conflict a overall healthiness care approach decided to withhold the drug which may retailer numerous lives.
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We forget that antibacterial defenses were developed by bacteria themselves long before the evolution of plant or animal life on Earth. " He spoke directly to the audience, not even glancing at his notes. "What I hope our work on the Formicidae of Australasia will demonstrate is that the antibacterial struggle has also been waged by more complex species, including that most diverse class of species in the animal kingdom, the Insecta. " He gathered his papers and acknowledged the audience's applause with a smile.
The hall seemed big. Just how many people were in there? When Julia Lacey wasn't looking, he reached up and adjusted his tie. The knot had tightened into an awkward little ball. He really needed to undo it and start again, but there wasn't time. Lacey opened a door giving onto a brightly lit stage. He saw a long cloth-covered table, at which sat five men in dark suits, each one with a plaque in front of him bearing his name. At the front of the stage another man was speaking at a lectern. Ford couldn't see the audience.
Lucy Patou (Loulou Patoulou, the Culture Vulture or simply the Vulture) had been the control of infection officer for the Willowbrook since 1990. She had been brought in to tackle what the county considered to be elevated mortality levels due to nosocomial infection— infections caught by patients inside the hospital and to a degree encouraged by hospital conditions. The year Dr. Patou joined the Willowbrook, there had been an outbreak of Staphylococcus aureus on the neonatal ward in which four infants had been infected, one fatally.