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2007-10-11 Britain

UK: NHS hospital superbug outbreak kills 331

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Posted by mrp 2007-10-11 07:06|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 This problem is not, and will not be, limited to UK or other NHS hospitals. The evolution of superbugs and the decreasing effectiveness of antibiotics threatens to undo much of the medical progress of the 20th century.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-10-11 07:48|| 2007-10-11 07:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Just a couple years back, a opinion section writer in the Wall Street Journal chronicled his and his wife's experience with British hospitals when she suffered a heart attack during a vacation there. He compared and contrasted the care she received in the follow on care at American hospitals upon their return. Each had their pluses and minuses. One thing that drew comment was the less than 'Pasteur' cleanliness of the British facilities. Guys, this a a basic health lesson from the 19th Century. It's a simple protocol. Yet, the "professionals" [on both sides of the Atlantic] don't seem to get it. Cause it's been just a month since a report on American doctors and health personnel failing to engage in simple hand washing between patients. I guess in the era of super duper drugs and ever increasing insurance, it's too much of a bother. Of course the dead will never know.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-10-11 08:53|| 2007-10-11 08:53|| Front Page Top

#3 P2K:

That was David Asman of Fox TV.

When I lived in the UK I had private insurance and used it agressively for some minor surgery. I got to pick the hospital and surgeon based on quality, schedule, etc. Got in and got out but that is not the normal rule for NHS folks.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2007-10-11 16:53|| 2007-10-11 16:53|| Front Page Top

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