Superbugs
The main storyline of the book centers around the author’s experience conducting a clinical trial for a new antibiotic. A significant portion of the book is devoted to the stories of several patients whom he tried to qualify for the trial. These sections explore their backgrounds, how they contracted the disease, and how they coped with their situations. Interwoven with introductions to basic immunology and the growing dilemma of antibiotic shortages in modern medicine, this aspect of the book is its most fascinating.