Takeaway #1
In Rio De Jeneiro, Brazilian model Mariana Bridi contracted a seemingly ordinary urinary tract infection that quickly spread through her body causing doctors to amputate her hands and feet.Takeaway #2
Mariana succumbed to the disease last Saturday; she had been modeling since 14 and by age 18 she was a finalist in the Brazilian stage of the Miss world Pageant.Takeaway #3
Doctors initially diagnosed her as having kidney stones after she fell ill in December, but she was re-hospitalized after going into septic shock, leading to the amputation of her feet and hands.
Takeaway #4
The bacteria responsible was Pseudomonas aeruginosa which is known to be drug resistant, can easily mutate to develop resistance to new drugs, and was responsible for 10% of all hospital acquired bacterial infections in the US last year.Takeaway #5
Her memorial page on the internet can be found at http://www.marianabridi.com.br/
