A health watchdog has warned that patients who opt to have surgeries in foreign countries are bringing in a drug-resistant strain of superbug into the UK.
The Health Protection Agency has issued a warning after 17 hospitals in England and Scotland reported such cases. This new superbug can cause infections, septicaemia, pneumonia and gastroenteritis and is causing innumerable problems on the NHS because it is not vulnerable to any antibiotic.
Johns Hopkins Begins Aggressive Screening for 'superbugs' in Children
Infection control and critical care experts at The Johns Hopkins Hospital have ordered testing for the two most common hospital superbugs for every child admitted.
Infection control and critical care experts at The Johns Hopkins Hospital have ordered testing for the two most common hospital superbugs for every child admitted.
Cases have been seen after patients had surgeries in India, Pakistan, Greece and Turkey.
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Key Found to Kill Cystic Fibrosis Superbug
Researchers from the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at The University of Western Ontario , working with a group from Edinburgh, have discovered a way to kill the cystic fibrosis superbug
Researchers from the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at The University of Western Ontario , working with a group from Edinburgh, have discovered a way to kill the cystic fibrosis superbug
Scientists Unravel Superbug That Kills in 24 Hours
Scientists have unlocked the secrets of a deadly superbug that attacks healthy young people and can kill within 24 hours.
Scientists have unlocked the secrets of a deadly superbug that attacks healthy young people and can kill within 24 hours.
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