Paralysed woman contracts MRSA in hospital

PARENTS fighting for a rehab bed for their paralysed daughter were devastated last night after being told that she has contracted the MRSA superbug.

Paralysed woman contracts MRSA  in hospital

An emotional Pat and Margaret O’Leary said it is a disgrace that Catherine, 31, who has been in hospital since February, has to fight the potentially deadly hospital-acquired infection.

“We’re absolutely devastated and disgusted,” Pat said. “My daughter was strong and healthy a month ago. If she had been given a rehab bed at that stage then she wouldn’t have been stuck in this bed and have to fight this.”

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