UK reports sharp MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) rise
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The UK's Health Protection Agency (HPA) has announced a more than 15-fold increase in reported deaths involving infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and a 24-fold increase in MRSA-related bacteraemia cases over the last ten years.