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Monday, 15th March 2010

Hospital superbugs

Patients and staff hit by vomiting bug at hospital NEARLY 150 staff and patients at the biggest hospital in the Highlands have been struck down by a winter vomiting bug.

Second elderly patient dies from rare hospital infection A SECOND elderly patient has died after contracting a rare infection at an Edinburgh hospital, health officials have announced.

Dundee's Ninewells Hospital 'covered up' C diff deaths of five patients for four days A SCOTTISH health authority deliberately concealed details of a fatal infection that claimed the lives of five patients until four days after the last death in the outbreak.

Health fears as rare bug kills in Edinburgh THERE are fears for two more patients after an elderly woman died of a rare bug at the city's Liberton Hospital.

Antibiotics abuse 'will create new superbugs'

Winter vomiting bug forces closure of more than 50 Scots hospital wards

Hospitals warned over bugs in water

Row over infection controls as hospital incidents treble

Cleaning at hospital must be improved after C diff deaths

Superbug infections at record low

Taps in abattoirs better than in hospitals claims expert

Superbugs thriving on disinfectants

Disinfectants 'fuelling growth of superbugs'

Fatal hospital bug inquiry unveiled

Call for more isolation in fight against superbugs

Scots hospital superbugs cost £183m a year

Wards closed on bug outbreak

Aberdeen hospital's infection control measures 'ineffective'

Cleanliness of Lothians NHS staff failing to hit targets

MSP: Family heartbroken over C diff death

'Lack of transparency' over fatal Ninewells Hospital superbug outbreak - Labour

SNP accused of covering up C diff deaths

C difficile outbreak at Scots hospital leaves five patients dead

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