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Swine flu could lead to rise in MRSA - Daily Telegraph 20th October 2009
"A second wave of swine flu hitting Britain could lead to a rise in MRSA infections, medics warned today. "
Early MRSA discharges called for - BBC Health News 19th October 2009
"Hospitals should be discharging MRSA patients early to help ease pressure on intensive care beds as the flu season starts, doctors say.
The MRSA Working Group has written to UK hospitals outlining how to ensure enough critical care beds are available this winter. "
Chester expert leads fight against MRSA - Chester Chronicle 8th October 2009
"A SCIENTIST from Chester is pioneering the fight against the spread of hospital superbugs including MRSA.
Project director Dr Bryan Griffiths, who lives in Upton, Chester, has been seeking solutions from across all industry sectors to tackle healthcare associated infections (HCAIs)."
Testing all patients for MRSA is 'unethical' - Daily Telegraph 9th October 2009
"Screening all hospital patients for superbug MRSA is unethical and may do more harm than good, a leading microbiologist has warned. "
Pre-admission MRSA screening may harm patients, says doctor - The Guardian 9th October 2009
"The government's policy of screening patients for MRSA before they are admitted to hospital breaches ethical guidelines, a senior microbiologist argues today.
Screening has been rolled out since April across the NHS on the basis that it will help protect patients from the effects of the superbug they may be carrying on their skin, says Dr Michael Millar, who works at Barts and the London NHS trust, in an article published online today by the British Medical Journal."
Doubts raised over MRSA screening - BBC Health News 8th October 2009
"The wisdom of screening all hospital patients for MRSA in England is being questioned by a leading expert.\n\nDr Michael Millar, who is involved in the screening programme at a top London hospital trust, said the tests produced too many false results. "
Can snuggling up to your pet give you MRSA? - Daily Mail 28th September 2009
Cathy Conner assumed the red lump that suddenly appeared on her daughter's arm was an insect bite, so she covered it with antiseptic cream.
But within 24 hours the button-sized swelling had doubled in size and the 15-year-old girl was running a temperature of 102.
Cat owners eight times more likely to have MRSA in their homes - Daily Telegraph 23rd Sepember 2009
Cat owners are eight times more likely to have the potentially lethal superbug MRSA in their homes, a study has found.
Hospitals 'failing to warn care homes elderly have superbugs' - Daily Telegraph 21st September 2009
Care homes are at risk of becoming "reservoirs of infection" because hospitals are failing to warn them when residents have contracted superbugs and other illnesses, a health watchdog has warned.
Vulnerable elderly at risk of MRSA as hospitals and care homes fail to communicate - Daily Mail 21st September 2009
Not enough is being done to prevent infections passing between hospitals and care homes and staff may even be unaware if a patient has a bug, according to a new study.
Improvements are needed so other patients and residents do not get infected and so that people with - or recovering from - a bug get the best care, the Care Quality Commission study said.
NHS infection rates drop - The Independent 10th September 2009
The number of people contracting MRSA and Clostridium difficile (C diff) has fallen, figures showed today.
Data from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) showed a drop in the number of infections from April to June 2009.
Number of people with hospital bugs drops - Daily Telegraph 10th September 2009
The number of people contracting MRSA and Clostridium difficile (C diff) has fallen, figures show.
Further drop in NHS infections - BBC Health News 10th September 2009
The number of MRSA infections in hospitals in England has fallen by 40% compared with the same period last year, figures show.\n\nBetween April and June this year 509 cases were reported, compared with 839 in the same quarter in 2008, the Health Protection Agency said.
Spaceman - BBC Health News 8th September 2009
Bugs are battling worms in space right now, and the outcome could have profound implications for our health here on Earth.
MRSA bacteriaThis isn't the plot of some sci-fi movie but the description of a fascinating scientific experiment taken up to the International Space Station (ISS) by the shuttle this past fortnight.
Specialist hospital stamps out MRSA - Daily Telegraph 28th August 2009
A specialist hospital that had the worst rate of MRSA in the country has wiped out cases of the superbug in the last 18 months
MRSA wiped out at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital in Broadgreen - Liverpool Daily Post 28th August 2009
A LIVERPOOL hospital which had the worst rate of MRSA in the country has eliminated the superbug from its wards for the past 18 months.\n\nThe most recent case of the infection at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital in Broadgreen was recorded on February 28, 2008.
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital in Broadgreen free from MRSA - Liverpool Echo 28th August 2009
A LIVERPOOL hospital which had the worst rate of MRSA in the country has eliminated the superbug from its wards for the past 18 months.
The most recent case of the infection at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital in Broadgreen was recorded on February 28, 2008.
MRSA and C diff death rates fall - The Guardian 19th August 2009
The number of death certificates mentioning the hospital superbugs have fallen, figures out today show
Reduction in deaths involving superbugs - The Independent 20th August 2009
The number of death certificates mentioning MRSA or Clostridium difficile as a contributory factor has fallen, figures show.
Data from the Office for National Statistics revealed that the number of death certificates mentioning C. diff fell by 29 per cent between 2007 and 2008 to 5,931. The number mentioning MRSA fell by 23 per cent over the same period to 1,230.
MRSA and Clostridium difficile kill 30,000 over five years - The Times 20th August 2009
The number of people dying due to MRSA and Clostridium difficile fell sharply last year but the superbug infections were still responsible for 30,000 deaths in five years, figures show.
Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the number of death certificates mentioning C. difficile fell by 29 per cent between 2007 and 2008, to 5,931.
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