The battle against hospital infection seems to have turned a corner as the Health Protection Agency released figures yesterday showing a 10% drop in MRSA cases and a slowing of the rate of increase of Clostridium difficile infections. The figures will come as a relief to the government after the scandal at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS trust, where 90 patients died of C difficile. But some experts suggested the figures might not be as clear-cut as they appeared.
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Limited success for hospitals in battle against superbugs - The Independent 2nd November 2007
Health chiefs hail MRSA breakthrough as cases show 10 per cent decline - The Times 2nd November 2007
War on superbugs sees 10% drop in MRSA - The Guardian 2nd November
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