Hospital Superbug Victims Could Be Treated at Home, Says Brown

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The superbug MRSA could be treated at home and people screened for the infection before they are allowed into hospitals, it was announced yesterday. Prime Minister Gordon Brown said potential hospital patients would be screened for MRSA and Clostridium difficile (C.difficile) by next year. He said tackling hospital superbugs was an "absolute priority" for the NHS. He said, "If you go into hospital, you will get screened, by next year, for MRSA or C.difficile.

"It is something that I regard as an absolute priority because the National Health Service has got to be able to offer people clean hospitals that are safe for patients to come to."

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Hospital Superbug Victims Could Be Treated at Home, Says Brown

A spokesman for the Welsh Assembly Government said, "Some patients in Wales, particularly those at increased risk, are already screened for MRSA ...

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