Calling on Hospitals to Prevent Spread of MRSA
Written by Ann Pietrangelo on March 24th, 2009 in Health Care Policy, In The News, Linked Articles.
The problems with health care in the U.S. are many and there’s plenty of blame to go around. That doesn’t mean that we bear no responsibility for our own health and well-being.
There are a great many things individuals can and should do to remain healthy and to ward off preventable illness. The same is true of hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes.
Cases of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are on the rise worldwide. MRSA, often referred to as a “super bug,“ is a fast-spreading infection that is highly resistant to antibiotics and is sometimes fatal. The most deadly strain is specific to health care facilities.
According the the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2005 there were 18,650 hospital-related deaths in the United States due to MRSA, more than AIDS-related deaths…
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