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Source: http://www.niagarathisweek.com/news/article/1501732--mrsa-outbreak-at-welland-hospital
Sep 13, 2012 - 1:12 PM
MRSA outbreak at Welland hospital
Since Sept. 4 five Welland Hospital patients have contracted Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus or MRSA.
The five cases have been limited to the fourth floor surgical unit and on Thursday the Niagara Health System declared a MRSA outbreak in response to the higher-than-normal number of cases. Currently only two cases of the bacterial infection, that can be spread through contact from person to person, remain in the unit...
Sep 13, 2012 - 1:12 PM
MRSA outbreak at Welland hospital
Since Sept. 4 five Welland Hospital patients have contracted Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus or MRSA.
The five cases have been limited to the fourth floor surgical unit and on Thursday the Niagara Health System declared a MRSA outbreak in response to the higher-than-normal number of cases. Currently only two cases of the bacterial infection, that can be spread through contact from person to person, remain in the unit...