Newspapers claim 'new flesh eating superbug' is on its way - Health News - NHS Choices.
However, this intriguing lab study did not investigate the transmission, effects or number of cases of community-acquired MRSA in the UK, the discussion of which formed the majority of the news reports. On this basis, the research itself does not support the claims that we are under siege from an ‘airborne, bacteria-resistant, flesh-eating superbug’, as newspapers have today suggested.
