Five newborn babies in isolation with MRSA infections

Five babies at the National Maternity Hospital in Dublin have reportedly been isolated after testing positive for the MRSA 'superbug'.

Five newborn babies in isolation with MRSA infections

Five babies at the National Maternity Hospital in Dublin have reportedly been isolated after testing positive for the MRSA 'superbug'.

Reports this morning said the bacterium had been detected on the infants' skin, but none of them had fallen ill as a result.

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