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Article: Department of Health publishes MRSA report; Link between bed occupancy and infection 'weakened'.
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- December 18, 2007
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M2 PRESSWIRE-18 December 2007-UK Government: Department of Health publishes MRSA report; Link between bed occupancy and infection 'weakened'(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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A report examining the variation in rates of MRSA between different hospitals between 2001 and 2006 and looking at the factors which have contributed to a 27% fall in the probability that a patient will acquire MRSA since 2001/2, is published today by the Department of Health.
The report, 'Hospital organisation, speciality mix and MRSA', shows that, while high bed occupancy and greater use of temporary nursing staff correlated with higher MRSA rates up to ...