Hi Lee,
Today, I found a site that is worth mentioning here
which has a document (PDF format) that highlights the
impact that MRSA could have. It is so because it is a
young patient who died from it.

http://www.mrsaawareness.com/

At the bottom of the page there is a document:
MRSA Awareness Brochure , I would suggest that you
click on it and take a look.

I also have set up a Google News Alert and I receive
daily news on this topic.

For example today I got: (sorry the links to the news
did not come out, but I hope that you get the idea)

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Google News Alert for: mrsa

CleenFreek Puts the Hurt on MRSA Germs in Sports
Market Wire (press release) - USA
One of the most pervasive problems in sports today is
the spread of MRSA (Methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus Aureus) in team sports, especially
contact ...

Clean bill of health from patients
Bury Free Press - Bury St. Edmunds,England,UK
... "We scored highly for cleanliness and low rates of
MRSA, which patients tell us are areas that matter to
them, for which we are also very pleased.". ...

Campaign to tackle hospital bugs
BBC News - UK
The Royal United Hospital (RUH) in Bath is making
renewed efforts to prevent patients catching bugs like
MRSA. A campaign has been ...

Risk of bacteria at the gym
United Press International - USA
Gyms can harbor methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus, or MRSA, as people who sweat share equipment,
exercise mats and locker rooms, according to Dr. R ...

Whitehall alarm at MRSA threat from Labour's rubbish
cuts
Conservatives.com - UK
· MRSA threat: In the Government's study proposal for
a ... Growing concern over superbugs: The elderly and
sick are particularly at risk of the MRSA superbug.
...

MRSA cases 'are a blip'
Newham Recorder - London,England,UK
A BLIP - that was the description of five cases of the
potentially-fatal superbug MRSA that were discovered
at Newham General Hospital in August. ...
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Lee, thanks for educating yourself about this disease
and letting others now of the dangers of this bacteria
out there.

Luis


--- Lee Tilson <keeppatientssafe@...> wrote:

> A patient safety advocate, I was introduced to this
> subject by the PBS
> episode on MRSA last week as a part of the Remaking
> American Healthcare
> series.
>
> How can I educate myself?
>
> What groups are fighting this disease?
>
> Thanks in advance for your consideration.
>
> Lee Tilson
> Detroit
>
>
>


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