In hospital so often, next infection might kill

Miracle recoveries and interventions, but for some it was too late

Emily Morris

Emily suffers repeated urinary tract infections, which are normally easily treated with antibiotics. She first discovered that she carried a resistant bacterium, ESBL E.coli, when she was just 17. Now 25, Emily is admitted to hospital most months with infections and is treated with last-resort antibiotics. Fortunately they still work, but she worries that her next infection could kill her.