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Hospital ward is closed by MRSA



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AN INTENSIVE-CARE ward at Glasgow's Southern General has been closed to new patients to stop the spread of the MRSA superbug.
Earlier this week, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde closed a another ward after five patients were infected. Yesterday, the ward was reopened, with three infected patients treated in a special isolation area.

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  • Last Updated: 25 October 2007 9:45 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Hospital superbugs
 
1

Wes Q Mantooth II,

26/10/2007 07:34:58

Swab patients for MRSA at the hospital door. If they have it, treat them in isolation. What's so hard about that?

2

Boy Wonder,

26/10/2007 08:29:20

Strip everyone at the front door and make them wear recycled white paper boilersuits with gloves and facemasks!!

3

new hope centre,

perth scotland 26/10/2007 12:00:10

perhaps if they could kill the super bugs staphlacocci ect which has
mutated, we would see its not just cleanliness but also education. Its the mutation and how our immune systems are struggling to cope with the toxins in our inviroment the poor imune sytem needs boosted with natural ways not with more toxins

4

Factory,

South Side 26/10/2007 16:59:28

If I told you l Staphylococcus aureus is a
common bacterium which usually lives harmlessly in the nose and throat and on the skin of some
people. This bacterium is on up to 50% of the population, some of these (an increasing number)will be an MRSA strain. The problem occurs when this bacterium gets somewhere it should not. Transmission is from Health Professional, Hospital Worker or visiting family and friends to the suscepible patient. The patient can even infect themselves if MRSA is on their skin. We must all take precautions and it's simple WASH YOUR HANDS.


 

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