February 29, 2004

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  Superbug deaths increase 15-fold
  

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  

  Handwashing is the main way of preventing infections

  
  

  Deaths from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus increased from 51 in 1993 to 800 in 2002.
  

  The Office of National Statistics said cases of MRSA increased from 210 to 5,309 over the same period.

  
  

  In December, the government announced a crackdown on poor hospital hygiene.
  

  It introduced a raft of measures including an director of infection for each hospital who should talk to staff about the importance of handwashing - the main method of transmission.

  
  

   

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