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 in | Province (Vancouver, B.C.) |
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Format | Newspaper Article |
Language | English |
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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. |
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