ON: MRSA outbreak declared at St. Catharines General Hospital Site

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MRSA outbreak declared at St. Catharines General Hospital Site
610 CKTB News
2/8/2013

The Niagara Health System has declared a unit outbreak of MRSA in the ICU/Progressive Care Unit at the St. Catharines General Hospital Site.

An outbreak is declared when the number of hospital-associated cases is higher than what is seen as the normal threshold.

There have been five cases attributed to the unit since January 31...

 

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Re: ON: MRSA outbreak declared at St. Catharines General Hospital Site

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VRE outbreak over in St Catharines; Enteric outbreak declared in Fort Erie
610 CKTB News
2/11/2013

The Niagara Health System says one outbreak is now over at one hospital, but officials are trying to control a new outbreak in another.

An oubreak of VRE in the surgical unit at the St Catharines general site has ended...