New survey shows MRSA is major problem in nursing homes
02/07/2009
A new survey in nursing homes has revealed that one in four residents and seven per cent of staff are colonised with MRSA. The study took nose swabs from 1,111 residents and 553 staff in 45 nursing homes in Northern Ireland. Senior researchers at Queen’s University School of Pharmacy, Belfast have recommended: “two approaches to combat MRSA – improved education and staff training, and the use of creams and washes to eliminate MRSA from carriers.”
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