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He estimates that the number of patients who contract superbugs because of poor hospital handwashing is likely very low. "It's not all about us," [Michael Gardam] said. "The health care worker doesn't want to get sick. It's about self-preservation, it's not about preventing things from spreading to patients."
"Hospitals need to be much safer than they are now," she said. "I don't think, in general, any of us have a good understanding of the impact hospital-acquired infections have on people's lives.""I'd like to know what the hospital is going to do," [Katerina Diglisic] said. "There's nothing we can do,' is their attitude."See the full content of this document
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Killer Bugs Get Upper Hand
Hospitals not keeping up with antibiotic-resistant bacteria
By Jen SkerrittThey can live on your skin, lurk in your bathroom, and kill more people each year than influenza.They're antibiotic-resistant superbugs, and they're thriving in hospital wards where they can attack the immune systems of the sick and vulnerable.Health officials are trying to curb the rising number of in-hospital infections of C. difficile and MRSA, but the virulent bugs aren't making it easy.Superbug experts say unless hospitals in Manitoba and other provinces take a more aggressive approach to tackle these infections, the problem will continue to get worse and potentially grow to crisis levels seen in the United States and Britain.The Free Press spoke with several local Winnipeggers who've battled severe infections of C.difficile and MRSA to help illustrate key gap...See the full content of this document
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