MRSA in babies
- From: "Pat Gardiner" <patgardiner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:24:50 -0000
Pat's Note: We have to force Defra to check Britain's pigs for MRSA. There
is no alternative.
I'm simply amazed that the RCVS allow Defra's gross negligence without
protesting. British pigs must be tested for MRSA without delay.
The Dutch, Belgians and Canadians say that MRSA is passing from pigs to
people and into their hospitals. It is almost certainly happening in Britain
too
Britain deliberately refuses to test its pigs. Defra's veterinarians are
defiant.
Perhaps some of the more enlightened pig owners would like to take samples
and get them across to Holland themselves? Half an hour on the plane for
peace of mind.
When a government fails to protect its children from the mistakes of
multinationals, the multinationals have a duty to put things right by
honesty and integrity.
A society that fails to protect its children is sick. A multinational that
hides up risks to children's health, needs prosecuting and kicking out of
the country.
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/City-baby-unit-hit-by.3719799.jp
City baby unit hit by new MRSA outbreak
By KATIE BALDWIN
A SPECIAL care baby unit has been hit by its second outbreak of MRSA in just
three months.
Five babies at the neonatal unit at Leeds General Infirmary have tested
positive for the superbug after six babies were affected late last year.
The newborns, many born prematurely, have been kept in isolation to stop the
bug spreading.
But the parents of one baby are dismayed that MRSA has struck again.
Jayden Gomersall was born six weeks early on January 9 and last week doctors
found he was carrying MRSA.
His dad Nick Gomersall and mum Janet Corcoran were distraught, especially as
their daughter Lilly died soon after she was born in 2005.
"When you have lost a baby already, you are in pieces," Nick said, "It's
just been one thing after another."
Jayden, who weighed only 4lbs 12ozs when he was born, tested positive for
MRSA on his skin after he had an eye infection. Since then he has been kept
in isolation and has had treatment with special baths and cream.
He has been doing well but his parents, who also have a one-year-old son
Charlie, were very angry when they found other tots had been affected too.
"It's only a few months ago that six babies came down with it," 29-year-old
Nick said. "There should have been a big operation to clean things up."
Nick said the family, from Farnley, Leeds, could not understand the
explanation that Jayden had been born with the bug as they were told his mum
did not need to be screened for it.
He added: "I don't blame the nurses, I blame the lack of funding towards
hospitals," he said.
"Leslie Ash got a superbug and got millions of pounds. Would it not have
been better to give her a million and use the rest to clean hospitals up?"
At the end of October six babies tested positive for MRSA in the same unit.
One was infected with the bug while the others had it on their skin.
Sharon Purvis, mum to baby Alistair, who was affected then, said: "It's
really annoyed me knowing that it's happened again, knowing that it was
highlighted and they've allowed this to happen."
Ruth Holt, chief nurse and director of infection prevention and control at
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, said one baby in the latest outbreak was
suffering from MRSA infection in the bloodstream and the bug was identified
on the skin of the rest.
She said: "No babies have suffered any serious harm as a result of the
infection and all those affected are now doing well. Parents are being kept
fully informed.
"When a baby is identified with a positive skin colonisation result they are
managed using daily antiseptic baths and a cream for the inside of their
nose for five days. They are nursed in a separate area or in an incubator to
prevent spread to other babies."
She said Jayden's health had not been affected, adding that he was expected
to be going home shortly.
"The trust takes infection control extremely seriously," she added.
The full article contains 524 words and appears in EP Leeds First & County
newspaper.
Last Updated: 29 January 2008 9:33 AM
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