When Jane Fletcher went into hospital for routine surgery she never expected to come out with a superbug and a front-row seat to the 'silent pandemic'.
The health psychologist was struck down with antibiotic-resistant golden staph and joined the ranks of an estimated tens of thousands of Australians infected with bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites that don't respond to medicine each year.
"It's quite petrifying, really," Ms Fletcher told AAP.
