Milton Keynes Working To Keep MRSA Levels Low, England

MRSA levels in Milton Keynes are low: the aim is to make them even lower with a new screening programme launched this month for all patients attending hospital for planned surgery*. All non-emergency patients at Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will be screened for MRSA before the date they are being admitted to hospital. The screening programme is part of a Department of Health initiative to further reduce MRSA infections in England.

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Filed under: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses on April 6th, 2009