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An employee displays MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) bacteria strain inside a petri dish containing agar jelly for bacterial culture in a microbiological laboratory in Berlin March 1, 2008. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

Hospital superbug cases falling

Reuters - Thursday, July 17 12:12 pm

LONDON (Reuters) - The number of cases of hospital superbug C. difficile rose by 6 percent in the first three months of the year, but the number of MRSA infections fell sharply, the Health Protection Agency said on Thursday. More »

C diff infections rise by 6%
ITN - Thursday, July 17 11:42 am
The number of cases of superbug Clostridium difficile (C diff) has risen by 6 per cent but figures show an 11 per cent drop in MRSA. More »
C diff infections increase by 6%
Press Assoc. - Thursday, July 17 11:19 am
Clostridium difficile (C diff) infections have risen by 6% but MRSA cases have fallen by 11%, quarterly statistics show. More »
Vaccines for hospital bugs expected
ITN - Monday, July 14 06:56 am
Vaccines against two hospital bugs will be available within a decade, the Government's chief medical officer has said. More »