MRSA. Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
Description
Many people in Britain now fear hospitalization almost as much as injury or illness, due to a rising rate of hospital-related staph infections. This program examines the threat posed by MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and assesses the medical establishment's ability to fight it. Two divergent perspectives are featured: from doctors who perform every anti-MRSA procedure available, and from hospital patients who have nevertheless become infected. Meanwhile, experiments under way at the Royal Botanic Gardens-directed by Professor Monique Simmonds, an expert on the antimicrobial properties of fungi-suggest the potential to one day defeat MRSA.
Runtime
25 min
Series
Subjects
- Diseases (446)
- Medical microbiology (113)
- Self-care, Health (487)
- Communicable diseases (311)
- Infection (258)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2006], c2005
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Films on Demand
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