Re: M&S and super bug

On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:02:40 GMT, Michaelangelo wrote:

Rabbit, having carefully considered all the angles, harangued us with
the following:
" noreen @ home" <traciesnan@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:5rabmhF13pbj2U1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Barb rang me and said she had heard on the news that pyjamas with silver
thread running through prevented you from hopefully getting the MRSA bug.

Info at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7118482.stm Leaves a lot of
questions though. If it jbexes why haven't hospital gowns been made with it
and supplied as norm ?
Because the materials expensive and wouldn't really be viable for
disposable items.

http://tinyurl.com/24g2ys

And it still doesn't solve the root cause dirty
hospitals.

It's a bit more complex than mere dirt. As long as people - patients,
staff, visitors etc - are allowed inside hospitals, MRSA and other
anti-biotic resistant unfections will be around. Good
cleaning/disinfecting regimes may help but getting visitors, in
particular, to adhere to these practices is a nightmare.

http://tinyurl.com/27ox4f

And if the patients will insist on drinking the alcoholic rub provided
instead of using it as intended to prevent the spread of infection the rest
of us don't stand much chance :-)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7119247.stm
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MCC
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