Superbug hits Langley: Langley Memorial works to eradicate it after 12 infected Final Edition

The two are the latest of 12 cases of the potentially deadly bacterium MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureaus) that have been diagnosed since April at Langley Memorial. In one outbreak this past summer, 24 people were infected with MRSA at Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver. Because...

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Published inProvince (Vancouver, B.C.)
Main Author Frank Luba, Lower Mainland Reporter
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Vancouver, B.C Postmedia Network Inc 05.10.1999
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Summary:The two are the latest of 12 cases of the potentially deadly bacterium MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureaus) that have been diagnosed since April at Langley Memorial. In one outbreak this past summer, 24 people were infected with MRSA at Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver. Because of the risk of contagion, it takes nurses more time to treat the patients infected with MRSA.