Large city hospitals 'breed and spread' MRSA {uk}

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18062877


Hospitals in large cities are the breeding grounds of the superbug MRSA which then spreads to other hospitals as patients are transferred, researchers believe.

The Edinburgh University team made the discovery by tracking MRSA's movements using its genetic code as a tag.

In the study, the infection started its journey in large city centre hospitals - in London and Glasgow - and then spread to smaller local hospitals.

The work appears in the journal PNAS.

The researchers say this knowledge could help in finding ways to prevent the spread of drug-resistant infections.

[JustAnotherGen]

1. I believe it

Both of my rounds with it (September 2010) and June 2011 were hospital/medical borne versions. Keep in mind I have an auto immune disease so I'm more susceptible to virus/bacterial infections in general - but that one in particular is horrible. Not only did I get sick - but the lesions/boils and having those drained is the worst ever.

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2. Makes sense

if you're looking for good breeding grounds for an infectious disease an area with high concentrations of people (and sick ones at that) would be ideal.