Dr. Laura Nelson has a lot on her plate. She's a widow with 5 children and chief of surgery at a large Tampa hospital. When she's asked to perform a biopsy on a patient, she discovers that he's showing all the signs of the newly-named disease that has been striking fear into the gay community for years. Now known as AIDS instead of GRID, this is the first case seen in Tampa. Laura knows she has to tread lightly while giving Matthew the best care available and protecting her staff at the same time. When an antibiotic resistant staph infection starts killing patients in the ICU, Laura's staff and family are all pulled into a deadly situation. Hopefully, Laura's friend at the CDC can help isolate the infection and provide some help.
This book had me washing my hands more than Lady MacBeth. Set in 1985, it shows how far we've come in the diagnosis and treatment of AIDS. It also brings up some alarming questions on the research and application of biological weapons.
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