British Hospitals Struggle to Limit 'Superbug' Infections
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Britain has one of the worst rates of hospital-acquired M.R.S.A., or "superbug," bloodstream infections in Europe, and the problem is getting worse.
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Drug-resistant bacteria are infecting more people in community settings such as prisons and public housing, and not just in hospitals where such "superbugs" can run rampant, researchers said on Monday.
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A British scientist invents a new test to identify the MRSA hospital "superbug" earlier.
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Infections acquired in hospitals, which take a heavy toll on patients, arise mainly from poor hygiene in hospital procedures, not from how sick patients were when they were admitted, according to three new studies.
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Patients are urged to challenge hygiene standards as some doctors are criticised for not washing their hands during hospital rounds.
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Newly-released figures for hospital infections such as the superbug MRSA show Welsh hospitals are performing better than their English counterparts.
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Drug-resistant staph infections are scary. But theyâre nothing new.
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Idea that hospitals should be fined for every patient who contracts a superbug nothing new, says Labour
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The MRSA superbug has played a part in 116 deaths in Northern Ireland in the past seven years, figures have shown. Nearly three quarters of those deaths occurred in the over-75 age group.
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US health officials are demanding better infection control methods in military hospitals after a number of infections were reported among forces injured in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Hospitals hit back at claims of poor hygiene standards highlighted in a TV documentary.
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One in four NHS trusts in England admit they are failing to comply with hygiene regulations introduced last year to halt the spread of MRSA.
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The BBC has learnt of serious incidents at a major Welsh hospital, with worries about patient safety.
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Health secretary says too many request antibiotics despite evidence that they will not be effective
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A drug-resistant type of "superbug" bacteria called MRSA is more than eight times as common as believed in U.S. hospitals, putting patients at risk and posing a big hygiene problem, experts said on Tuesday.
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Rates of infection with the deadly Clostridium difficile  bug rise in English hospitals, while MRSA rates  fall only slowly.
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Hospitals accused of keeping thousands of seriously ill patients in 'holding patterns'