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Health officials respond to Seattle Times’ series on MRSA superbugs
MRSA
Infection control measures advocated by the Seattle Times in its series on infections in Washington hospitals by the antibiotic-resistant superbug MRSA are not supported by the current evidence, Seattle & King County health officials say.
In the series, the Times reports that Washington hospitals have failed to introduce aggressive infection control measures targeting the antibiotic-resistant bacteria known [...]
Posted: November 17th, 2008 under Harborview, Hospital News, Infections, Public Health.
Tags: Hospital Infections, Infection Control, MRSA, Staphylococcus
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Seattle Times series focuses on spread of MRSA superbug in local hospitals
Washington state hospitals have failed to introduce infection control measures that could reduce the number of serious infections and deaths due to the antibiotic-resistant bacteria known as MRSA, (Multi-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus), according to a series running in the Seattle Times this week.
Over the past decade the number of Washington hospital patients with MRSA infections has [...]
Posted: November 17th, 2008 under Drugs & Medicines, Harborview, Hospital News, Infections.
Tags: Antibiotic Resistance, MRSA, Staphylococcus
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