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MRSA
UK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK
Has an information leaflet called MRSA
Health Protection Agency
Produce information on a wide range of infections including Staphylococcus aureusand MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus)
MRSA.uk.com
Provides information about MRSA - whatit is, how it is transmitted, how it affects people and how it istreated. It also outlines what you can do to reduce the risk ofacquiring it.
www.clean-safe-care.nhs.uk
Information from the Department of Health about reducing hospital infections aimed at health care workers, but of interest to all.
Department of Health
The Department of Health outlines policy concerning MRSA, and the efforts to contain the infection and it's spread.
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) and its Clinical Impact
From the 'Behind the Medical Headlines' website developed to provide authoritative and independent expert commentaries on topical medical matters reported in the international media. Produced by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
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- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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Related pages in Patient UK
Information leaflets related to this topic (^ top of page)
MRSAMedical reference articles in PatientPlus related to this topic (^ top of page)
Methicillin Resistant Staph. Aureus (MRSA)UK guidelines related to this topic (^ top of page)
Guidelines on Methicillin Resistant Staph AureusRecent news items related to this topic (^ top of page)
Doubts raised over MRSA screening We're all to blame for dirty wards £7m drive to screen patients for superbug New stitches could help stop MRSA MRSA-infected medics allowed to keep working End private cleaning in NHS call Superbug victims get green light to sue NHS New drug 'can kill MRSA superbug' MRSA: The cure Hospitals with most MRSA deaths are revealed in study Fears grow that MRSA variant has entered food chain All patients to be tested for MRSA in bid to beat superbug Wipe spreads MRSA bug Scientists say garlic can beat superbug MRSA Babies test positive for MRSA bug Infections 'the biggest NHS fear'Other - Useful resources (^ top of page)
Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
Online textbooks and journals
A-Z of UK Guidelines
A-Z of Online Videos
Medline
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