York superbug cases decline (From York Press).
CASES of a potentially fatal superbug have been slashed significantly at York Hospital following a sudden upsurge earlier this year. In July, The Press revealed that nine cases of MRSA had been reported at the Wigginton Road site between April and June – in comparison to only one case during the same period in 2007. Hospital bosses told The Press in July that patients were treated promptly in isolated bays and infection control practices had been tightened. Today, the latest figures from the Health Protection Agency have revealed the number of cases of MRSA fell to just two between July and September. With no further cases reported since then, York Hospital is now back on track to stay within the Government-set threshold of 16 cases between April 2008 and March 2009.
