In the UK, there are growing concerns among patients about C.difficile and MRSA infections following the C.difficile outbreak in Kent that had killed 90 patients between 2004 and 2006.
According to the Healthcare Commission report, 1 in 4 hospital trusts in England are failing to protect patients from deadly superbugs and to meet basic hygiene standards including cleaning hands and instruments.
See also the article "Doctors need a "sea change" in their attitude to C. difficile" BMJ 2007;335:790 (20 October).
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