Hospital MRSA infections fall as others raise concerns

WHILE the rate of hospital-acquired MRSA infections has fallen in Ireland, there is concern at the increase in other bacterial infections that can be resistant to antibiotics, a medical expert warned.

Hospital MRSA infections fall as others raise concerns

Consultant microbiologist with the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, Dr Rob Cunney, said there has been an increase to meticillin-sensitive S Aaureus (MSSA) infections and no one understood the reason for this.

There are now several variants of MSSA that are also resistant to antibiotics.

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