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Doctors preparing David Vetter for his bone marrow transplant.

David Vetter, known as the ‘boy in the bubble’, lived in a sterile isolator to keep him alive and germ-free until a bone marrow transplant could be performed. In this image Dr William Shearer and Dr Mary Murphy are preparing David for his bone marrow transplant.

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Rights: Baylor College of Medicine

Published: 18 October 2010Size: 61.63 KB

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