'This was my last resort,' Ottawa-area woman says of experimental phage therapy to treat infection
Thea Turcotte believes her life was likely saved by an experimental treatment developed in Winnipeg for a chronic artificial joint infection.
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![In February, Dr. Marisa Azad gave her patient, Thea Turcotte, experimental phage treatment for a chronic artificial joint infection that was slowly poisoning her. Her condition is improving. In February, Dr. Marisa Azad gave her patient, Thea Turcotte, experimental phage treatment for a chronic artificial joint infection that was slowly poisoning her. Her condition is improving.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7156346.1711487648!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/thea-turcotte-and-dr-marisa-azad.jpg)
Thea Turcotte believes her life was likely saved by an experimental treatment developed in Winnipeg for a chronic artificial joint infection.