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MRSA in UK hospitals
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MRSA in UK hospitals Luke Elliott MRSA is a bacteria which causes infections. It has become known as a 'superbug' because it has developed resistance to several antibiotics. MRSA is one of many infections often picked up in hospitals, as people are at risk when their defences are low. MRSA can exist on many healthy people's skin without them even knowing it. But for people suffering from other conditions an MRSA infection can lead to death. Hospital-acquired infections lead to approximately 5,000 deaths every year, according to National Audit Office report from July 2004. Data from the government and the Health Protection Agency shows that between April 2003 and March 2004 MRSA infections in England alone increased by 3.6% from 7,384 to 7,647. In this essay I have decided to cover three points; * Why MRSA is on the increase in our UK hospitals * How we can slow the rate of infection down. * How...
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