June 18th, 2008

[past headlines]

68 cases of MRSA found in 47 schools
Business Gazette - Gaithersburg, MD, USA
by Janel Davis | Staff Writer Sixty-eight cases of Methicillin-resistantStaphyloccus aureus, or MRSA, were confirmed at 47 schools during the 2007-2008 ...

NHS trusts 'fail' on hygiene standards
Healthcare Republic - USA
A quarter of NHS trusts in England are failing to meet standards on hygiene despite the launch of the DoH's deep cleaning programme, according to a report ...

Hospital kitchen closed over rat
The Press Association -
Rats infested a hospital kitchen and forced it to close down for a deep clean, trust bosses have said. A rat was spotted in the kitchen at Wythenshawe ...

Hospitals taking steps to fight 'superbug'
Reuters - USA
The findings by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, or APIC, come a year after the same group found MRSA rates were ...