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Wed 06 Jun 2009Hospital bugs 'not always preventable'
BETWEEN FIVE and 10 per cent of patients admitted to acute hospitals will develop MRSA-type infections, according to a report from the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
The report by the college’s policy group, which is chaired by Prof Hilary Humphreys, said not all healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) are preventable.
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