Superbug killed patient in Belfast hospital

A Northern Ireland man died from hospital-acquired infection including the MRSA superbug, a jury found today.

Superbug killed patient in Belfast hospital

A Northern Ireland man died from hospital-acquired infection including the MRSA superbug, a jury found today.

Brendan McDowell, 43, spent almost two months battling a series of crippling viruses at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast in 2004 after being admitted for an operation to repair his broken back.

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