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Superbug outbreaks at Canadian hospitals not reported
Tracking of outbreaks needed, doctors say
CBC News Posted: Jan 30, 2014 7:46 PM ET Last Updated: Jan 30, 2014 10:24 PM ET
A potentially deadly class of superbug has some Canadian hospitals stepping up screening, as infectious disease experts call for a reliable national warning system to report outbreaks.
At Fraser Health in B.C.?s Lower Mainland, hospitals have intermittently found cases of multidrug-resistant bacteria called Carbapenem resistant enterobacteriaceae or CRE. From summer 2012 until the end of 2013, 41 affected patients have been identified...
Superbug outbreaks at Canadian hospitals not reported
Tracking of outbreaks needed, doctors say
CBC News Posted: Jan 30, 2014 7:46 PM ET Last Updated: Jan 30, 2014 10:24 PM ET
A potentially deadly class of superbug has some Canadian hospitals stepping up screening, as infectious disease experts call for a reliable national warning system to report outbreaks.
At Fraser Health in B.C.?s Lower Mainland, hospitals have intermittently found cases of multidrug-resistant bacteria called Carbapenem resistant enterobacteriaceae or CRE. From summer 2012 until the end of 2013, 41 affected patients have been identified...