Rejoice - few will get MRSA (From Oxford Mail)

Rejoice - few will get MRSA

4:51pm Monday 9th June 2008 in

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I read an astonishing statement from a spokesman of the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust about the falling rates of Clostridium Difficile - "Super bugs are not cause for concern, only a small fraction of patients who contact C Diff will die . . ." (The Oxford Times, May 30).

The number reported to have died in the five years to 2006 was 111. How delighted will be the families of those who die this year? They will rejoice that their beloved are only a small fraction.

In parts of Europe, infection rates are minimal. Should there be a focus group thanking the trust for these deaths?

As a former victim of MRSA, I will join if only to try and raise awareness of the trust's arrogance and hypocrisy.

Ben Beaumont, Dora Carr Close, Oxford