Mehadal Basuta: She underwent surgery in her womb, and is on the verge of brain death - voila! news. A 47-year-old patient underwent a hysterectomy last week at Assuta Ramat Hay'il Hospital.

The operating room was not sterile enough and the patient was infected with a particularly virulent bacteria resistant to antibiotics. "We wanted to transfer her to Ichilov, but they didn't agree," said a close associate of the patient.